He participated in military life and supported the interests of the french aristocracy. Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out the candle and fans the bonfire. Born in paris on the rue des petits champs, at a time when the. This verbal mud slinging between two prominent men of the age is quite amusing. Our virtues are most frequently but vices disguised. This verbal mud slinging between two prominent men of. In england, john dryden, alexander pope, and jonathan swift produced some of the most memorable epigrams of their time. Les lire aujourdhui nous montre a quel point rien na vraiment change, et combien certains principes sont eternels. Three years later, inhe anonymously published the maximesmaxims which established his position among the men of letters of the time. Quale scrittore piu invisibile e onnipotente di questo moralista che raggiunse. Descended from a distinguished and titled poitou family, he inherited the title of duke when his father died in 1653. Cardinal richelieu, the kings minister, uncovered the plots and broke up the conspiracy. Here are english translations of two of his statements that were originally made in french yqro oxro.
Oct 01, 2005 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Men would not live long in society were they not the dupes of each other. Maximes, memoires et lettres bibliotheque numerique. Or, sentences and moral maxims our virtues are most frequently but vices disguised. Other articles where maxims and moral reflections is discussed. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. His collected maxims were revised and the authorized version appeared in 1678.
156 800 2 655 1059 1449 1107 1457 451 109 1112 1423 528 220 174 507 1219 1014 866 897 908 118 1362 160 367 1449 1054 1488 100 565 412 708 566 1168 367