Maxims And Moral Reflections By The Duke De La Rochefoucault

London: T. Pridden, 1775. Early Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good. 160 Pp Include Index At End. Full Sheep, Small Red Spine Label, Small 12 Mo (In 6'S) 5 1/4" Tall. One Of Many Similar Reprints Of This Work From Various Publishers Also In 1775. Wear To Covers, Intact And Complete But Joints Cracked; No Names Or Marks Except Early, Probably Eighteenth Century Quotation On Half Title, "Vilifying Human Nature Contributes To Its Depravity. Man Once Taught To Think Meanly Of Himself, Will Soon Justify His Own Opinion-" Per Wikipedia, François De La Rochefoucauld, 2Nd Duke Of La Rochefoucauld, Prince De Marcillac (1613 - 680) Was An Accomplished French Moralist Of The Era Of French Classical Literature And Author Of Maximes And Memoirs, The Only Two Works Of His Dense Literary Ouvre Published. His Maximes Portrays The Callous Nature Of Human Conduct, With A Cynical Attitude Towards Putative Virtue And Avowals Of Affection, Friendship, Love, And Loyalty. Leonard Tancock Regards Maximes As "One Of The Most Deeply Felt, Most Intensely Lived Texts In French Literature", With His "Experience, His Likes And Dislikes, Sufferings And Petty Spites ... Crystallized Into Absolute Truths.