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Moral reflections, sentences and maxims of Francis, duc de la Rochefoucauld

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This book compiles the philosophical thoughts and maxims of Francis, duc de la Rochefoucauld, offering readers a glimpse into his perspective on human nature, morality, and social behavior.

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“Where religion speaks, reason has only a right to hear.”

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“To make good use of life, one should have in youth the experience of advanced years, and in old age the vigor of youth.”

Life Should Years Use Age Youth Should Have Old Age Vigor

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“Religion has nothing more to fear than not being sufficiently understood.”

Religion Understood

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“Can princes born in palaces be sensible of the misery of those who dwell in cottages?”

Born Misery Sensible Palaces Cottages

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“Affectation discovers sooner what one is than it makes known what one would fain appear to be.”

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“Those who ought to be secure from calumny are generally those who avoid it least.”

Ought Secure Calumny

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“I know no real worth but that tranquil firmness which seeks dangers by duty, and braves them without rashness.”

Knows Real Danger Duty Brave Tranquil Firmness Rashness

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“Genius speaks only to genius.”

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“There are few defects in our nature so glaring as not to be veiled from observation by politeness and good-breeding.”

Observation Defects Politeness Breeding Good Breeding

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“A well-read fool is the most pestilent of blockheads; his learning is a flail which he knows not how to handle, and with which he breaks his neighbor's shins as well as his own. Keep a fellow of this description at arm's length, as you value the integrity of your bones.”

Knows Wells Values Break Arms Fool Integrity Fellows Bones Neighbor Handle Description Length Pedantry Blockheads

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“Politeness has been defined to be artificial good-nature; but we may affirm, with much greater propriety, that good-nature is natural politeness.”

May Has Beens Natural Greater Defined Artificial Politeness Propriety Good Nature

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“Nothing but religion is capable of changing pains into pleasures.”

Pain Religion Pleasure Capable

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“The Word of God proves the truth of religion; the corruption of man, its necessity; government, its advantages.”

Men Government Religion Prove Advantage Corruption Word Of God

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“There are few persons of greater worth than their reputation; but how many are there whose worth is far short of their reputation!”

Persons Greater Reputation

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“I believe, indeed, that it is more laudable to suffer great misfortunes than to do great things.”

Believe Suffering I Believe Great Things Misfortunes

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“It is hardly possible to suspect another without having in one's self the seeds of baseness the party is accused of.”

Self Party Seeds Suspects Suspicion Accused Baseness

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“The instability of our tastes is the occasion of the irregularity of our lives.”

Our Lives Taste Occasions Instability Irregularity

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“Is it not astonishing that the love of repose keeps us in continual agitation?”

Astonishing Repose Agitation Uneasiness

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“It is having in some measure a sort of wit to know how to use the wit of others.”

Knows Use Know How Wit

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“In all sorts of government man is made to believe himself free, and to be in chains.”

Men Believe Made Government Chains

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“He who fears death dies every time he thinks of it.”

Thinking Dies Fear Of Death

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“Science when well-digested is nothing but good sense and reason.”

Wells Reason Science Accounts Good Sense

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“We are usually mistaken in esteeming men too much; rarely in esteeming them too little.”

Men Littles Mistake Too Much Respect Mistaken

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“Have the courage to face a difficulty lest it kick you harder than you bargain for.”

Life Faces Difficulty Harder Adversity Ass Kicks Bargains Overcoming Adversity Kick Ass Facing Adversity Inspirational Adversity Overcoming Hardship Adversity Motivational

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