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REFLECTIONS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS, BY THE DUKE DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

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l'esprit est toujours la dupe du coeur."]

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published in a work called "Receuil de pieces d'histoire et de

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"I wholly approve of real loves; they indicate greatness of soul, and

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ascertain the fact, and I do not know how to decide. As to the shape of

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affirmed as a general truth."]

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countenance somewhat of grief and pride, which gives many people an idea

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his supposing me capable of the gross folly of being duped by his

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rogues show in preserving their fortunes.

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"This maxim more than all the rest, Is thought too base for human

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Adroitness of mind, R.II.

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exclusively to the Maxims, none include the Reflections. This may be

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Also, Burke does not actually write "Ambition has been...", he writes

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La Fayette (the authoress of the "Princess of Cleeves"), and this

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he should not always be liable to the trouble of providing them.

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from strange causes it has an infinity born of itself, and of its own

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Inclination, 253, 390.

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nevertheless it is only by that preference that friendship can be true

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behave wickedly to us with impunity. (1665, No. 254.)

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LXXI.--The power which women whom we love have over us is greater than

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time in the 4th edition, in 1675, as at present, at the head of the

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a discernment in their views, in their sentiments, their taste would

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de miroirs, ce sont les sottises d'autrui. Miroirs, de nos defauts les

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appear to be what they are not, the second are what they appear.

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Mind, 101, 103, 265, 357, 448, 482, CIX.

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that it is itself the game it pursues, and that it follows eagerly

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maxim equally true, our vices are most frequently but virtues

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IX.--One should be able to answer for one's fortune, so as to be able to

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Cardinal's party. By joining in the plots of Gaston of Orleans, he gave

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than we do in our opinion of ourselves.

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["There are faults which do him honour, and virtues that disgrace

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well are some of the greatest charms we can have in conversation.

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Pensees De La Rochefoucauld, published by Claude Barbin, in 1693, more

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embarrassments; and he should remember that he is often bored when he

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Justice, 78, 458, XII.

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Acquaintances, 426. SEE FRIENDS.

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La Rochefoucauld's early education was neglected; his father, occupied

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a baron, and was afterwards advanced to a count, on account of his great

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mankind to claim merit from the contempt of that pomp and pleasure

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This mistake gives rise to an infinite number of falsities in the taste

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well as the bad, and nearly all are creatures of opportunities.

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Figure and air, R.VII.

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and he only could have done so from his very intimate connexion

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them by choice and inclination.

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the great French fabulist, La Fontaine. This patronage was repaid by

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do not want to appear ridiculous, should not talk of love as a matter

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but small sources, which flow easily and cease as easily. One weeps to

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from the French; with an introduction and notes. London, 1850. 16 mo.

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Exchange of secrets, R.I.

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The second count pushed the family fortune still further by obtaining