François de la Rochefoucauld
An accomplished soldier and “rebel aristocrat” in his youth, François de la Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) later established himself as a man of letters at the court of Louis XIV. Filled with incisive observations about human nature, la Rochefoucauld’s maxims express the virtue and sophistication of the old nobility that he was said to epitomize. This volume contains the full Reflections and supplemental material from his letters.