Reflections: Or, Sentences and Moral Maxims
- 114 pages
- 4 hours of reading
The Duc de La Rochefoucauld was a French author celebrated for his maxims and memoirs. His worldview was clear-eyed and urbane, neither condemning human conduct nor sentimentally celebrating it. He was considered an exemplar of the accomplished 17th-century nobleman. His writings offer astute observations on human nature.