Maxims rochefoucauld (183 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. 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:Everyone blames his memory, no one his judgment.Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favours.It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossibleWe rarely think people have good sense unless they agree with us.The 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. Often poetic, occasionally ironic, and frequently humorous, this collection of more than 500 thought-provoking revelations will also serve as a sourcebook for anyone who needs a quick quip. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. New York, 1961; illustrated paper covered boards; mild shelf wear; like illustrated jacket with small chip at top edge; 12mo, 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; Previous owner's name on free front end paper; 61 pages.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. Moral Reflections and Maxims, Written by the Late Duke de La Rochefoucauld. Newly Made English from the Paris Edition. Book.

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Condizione: Good. This is the fullest collection of La Rochefoucauld's writings ever published in English, and includes the first complete translation of the Miscellaneous Reflections. A table of alternative maxim numbers and an index of topics help the reader to locate any maxim quickly. - ;'Our virtues are, most often, only vices in disguise.' Deceptively brief and insidiously easy to read, La Rochefoucauld's shrewd, unflattering analyses of human behaviour have influenced writers, thinkers, and public figures as various as Voltaire, Proust, de Gaulle, Nietzsche, and Conan Doyle. The author gave himself the following advice: 'The reader's best policy is to assume that none of these maxims is directed at him, and that he is the sole exception.After that, I guarantee that he will be the first to subscribe to them.' This is the fullest collection of La Rochefoucauld's writings ever published in English, and includes the first complete translation of the R--eacute--;flexions diverses (Miscellaneous Reflections). 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. - ;This superb publication of La Rouchefoucauld's seminal 'Maxims' combines the erudition and comprehensiveness of a scholarly edition with the welcoming accessibility of a first-class textbook. - Kevin De Ornellas, University of Ulster Condition (Good): Average used copy with visible wear. All pages present and readable. May include small tears, creasing, rubbing, or previous owner marks, but remains structurally sound.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDVery good trade paperback. Clean pages. Minor creasing.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Ex-library. Rebound in buckram.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Unmarked, Clean And Solid Copy. Burgunding Boards With Gold Lettering. Minor Shelf Wear. Pictorial Dj Of The Duc De La Rochefoucauld. Rubbings To Front And Back Of Dj. Sunning To Spine. Minor Shelf Wear.