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François de La Rochefoucauld

(15 Sep 1613 - 16 Mar 1680)

French author whose Maxims presents a disillusioned view of mankind, using a French form of epigram, which tersely expresses harsh or paradoxical truth.

Science Quotes by François de La Rochefoucauld (2)

Death, like the sun, cannot be looked at steadily.

— François de La Rochefoucauld

Maxims (1678), no. 26, trans. F. G. Stevens (1939), 11.

See also: | Death (95) | Sun (43)

It is easier to understand mankind in general than any individual man.

— François de La Rochefoucauld

Maxims (1678), no. 436, trans. F. G. Stevens (1939), 137.

See also: | Individual (12) | Mankind (38) | Psychology (54) | Understanding (99)

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