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A table of alternative maxim numbers and an index of topics help the reader to locate any maxim quickly and to appreciate the full range of La Rochefoucauld's thought on any of his favourite themes, such as self-love, vice and virtue, love and jealousy, friendship and self-interest, passion and pride.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49574217416977,"sku":"GOR002086993","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0192806491.jpg?v=1751005333"},{"product_id":"maxims-book-francoisduc-de-la-rochefoucaul-9781853264870","title":"Maxims","description":"Francois, duc de La Rochefoucauld owes his place in French literature to his 504 moral maxims and reflective epigrams. Born in 1613, he was a child of the late Renaissance, and though his philosophy seems to derive from a belief that selfishness is the source of all human behaviour, its witty precepts and dispassionate manner had a marked influence on \"le Philosophes\" of the 18th century Enlightenment.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49913418088721,"sku":"GOR003131789","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50114236285201,"sku":"GOR004567452","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51084639600913,"sku":"GOR000971014","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53434544095505,"sku":"GOR014918719","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1853264873.jpg?v=1750900100"},{"product_id":"maxims-of-la-rochefoucauld-book-francoisduc-de-la-rochefoucaul-9780486451459","title":"Maxims of La Rochefoucauld","description":"After abandoning politics when he was about forty, Francois, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) began to write down his maxims, which were first published in book form in 1665. Poetic, ironic, and frequently humorous, his wise observations can also be blunt and brutally candid: \u003cbr\u003eEveryone blames his memory, no one his judgment.\u003cbr\u003eGratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.\u003cbr\u003eIt is often merely for an excuse that we say things are\u003cbr\u003eimpossible\u003cbr\u003eWe rarely think people have good sense unless they agree with us.\u003cbr\u003eThe more than 500 brief musings included here make for entertaining and thought-provoking reading. This invaluable collection will also serve as a sourcebook for writers, speakers, or anyone who needs a quick quip.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50304400228625,"sku":"CIN0486451453G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50494674829585,"sku":"GOR008419630","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":50724125770001,"sku":"NGR9780486451459","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51074594373905,"sku":"CIN0486451453VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51859106890001,"sku":"GOR004890584","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0486451453.jpg?v=1751197783"},{"product_id":"maxims-book-francoisduc-de-la-rochefoucaul-9781890318420","title":"Maxims","description":"This is the first-ever French-English edition of La Rochefoucauld's 'Reflexions, ou sentences et maximes morales', long known in English simply as the 'Maxims'. The translation, the first to appear in forty years, is completely new and aims - unlike all previous versions - at being literal as possible. This involves, among other things, redering the same word - for example, 'amour-propre as self-love - as consistently throughout as good sense allows. This also means that the translators have made every effort to maintain La Rochefoucauld's word order. This allows the reader the best vantage point for viewing La Rochefoucauld's dramatic and paradoxical juxtapositions of words and ideas, juxtapositions of the utmost importance to understanding his thought. Despite the translation's concern with literalness, careful attention has been paid to the nuances of the literary character of the 'Maxims'. In addition, this work contains a series of detailed indices that will greatly aid the reader in finding just the right maxim. Also includes is the original French index of the work. At the heart of La Rochefoucauld's 'Maxims' lies the attempt to disclose the great disparity between the exaggerated self-estimation of men and women and their actual condition. As La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) unremittngly unmasks various pretenses, he elaborately exposes the 'complexity' of motives which underlie and inform human conduct: whereas many endeavour to reveal a unity in plurality, La Rochefoucauld endeavours to reveal a plurality in unity. Playful, yet serious, ironic, yet direct, poetic, yet philosophical, the 'Maxims' penerate to themes at the center of reflection and judgment about the human situation. Worthy of study at any time, the 'Maxims' are especially relevant in the strange times in which we live. This edition includes the 504 maxims of the definitive, fifth edition of 1678, along with 137 other maxims which were either withdrawn from earlier editions or published posthumously, In addition to the maxims, La Rochefoucauld's self-portrait and Cardinal de Retz's portrait of La Rochefoucauld are also included.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50312704688401,"sku":"CIN1890318426VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50403100885265,"sku":"CIN1890318426G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1890318426.jpg?v=1750866788"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/collections\/author-books-by-francoisduc-de-la-rochefoucauld.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}