WorkFrançois de La Rochefoucauld
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Maximes] (1665) Inferred
François de La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680) · 1665
InferredLespinasse’s letter (transcribed by Fuller) paraphrases something ‘M. Rochefoucault disait de la cour’; the maxim about the court not making one happy is consistent with La Rochefoucauld’s Maximes. Lespinasse (in a letter transcribed by Fuller) cites ‘ce que M. La Rochefoucauld’s Maximes (1665 and later editions) contain related reflections on the court.
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Documented 1839
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“The maxims of Goethe have one great advantage at least over those of La Rochefoucault and his imitators: they are not framed on any given system of moral or metaphysical philosophy. F. S. R.”
Fuller, Margaret. "Journal April 1839." Houghton Library, Harvard University; bMS Am 1086 (Box A); Box 5 (99).
The attribution 'F.
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“On pourrait dire de l’habitude de / vivre avec des gens d’esprit et de / merite, ce que M.”
Fuller, Margaret. "Extracts Only." Houghton Library, Harvard University; bMS Am 1086 (88); Box 6 (88).
Inferred Lespinasse’s letter (transcribed by Fuller) paraphrases something ‘M. Rochefoucault disait de la cour’; the maxim about the court not making one happy is consistent with La Rochefoucauld’s Maximes. Lespinasse (in a letter transcribed by Fuller) cites ‘ce que M. La Rochefoucauld’s Maximes (1665 and later editions) contain related reflections on the court.
Lespinasse’s letter (transcribed by Fuller) paraphrases something ‘M. Lespinasse (in a letter transcribed by Fuller) cites ‘ce que M. Fuller’s transcription thus contains an embedded reference to La Rochefoucauld.