Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Born: 1613-09-15 | Died: 1680-03-17

François VI, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Prince de Marcillac (15 September 1613 – 17 March 1680) 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 œuvre published. His Maximes portray the callous nature of human conduct, with a cynical attitude towards putative virtue and avowals of affection, friendship, love, and loyalty.

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Hungarian

François de La Rochefoucauld

(Párizs, 1613. szeptember 15. – Párizs, 1680. március 17.) kalandos életű francia herceg, író és moralista, akinek neve mindenekelőtt Maximes (Maximák) című aforizmakötetének köszönhetően maradt fenn. Descartes, Pascal és La Bruyère mellett ő volt a 17. század negyedik nagy francia gondolkodója.

Romanian

François de la Rochefoucauld

(15 septembrie 1613, Paris, Regatul Franței – 17 martie 1680, Paris, Franța) filozof și moralist francez, fin observator al moravurilor și caracterelor, autor al unor "Maxime" (504 la număr).