Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes


A certain harmony should be kept between actions and ideas if we want to fully develop the effects they can produce.


Citations

La Rochefoucauld, François de. Maxims. Translated by Leonard Tancock, Penguin Books, 1959.

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
  • Born: September 15, 1613
  • Died: March 17, 1680
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Writer

François VI, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Prince de Marcillac was a noted French moralist and author of maxims and memoirs. He is part of the literary movement of classicism and best known for his maxims. Although he only officially published his Memoirs and his Maxims, his literary production is dense.