An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. The view of human conduct his writings describe has been summed up by the words everything is reducible to the motive of selfinterest, though the term gently cynical has also been applied. He is a man for our own impatient, distracted times. A translation of reflections, or sentences and moral. In england, john dryden, alexander pope, and jonathan swift produced some of the most memorable epigrams of their time. Moral reflections, sentences and maxims wikisource, the.
Its called amourpropre, for which selflove is only a glib translation. Pdf collected maxims and other reflections download full. Translated from the editions of 1678 and 1827 with introduction, notes, and some account of the author and his times by j. Blackmore, and francine giguere, of oxford worlds classics, published in 2008. It makes people idolaters to themselves, and tyrants to all the world besides. Or, sentences and moral maxims our virtues are most frequently but vices disguised. Other articles where maxims and moral reflections is discussed. If we had no faults ourselves, we should not take such pleasure in observing those of others.
He served in the army against the spaniards in italy in 1629, in the netherlands and picardy in 163536, and again in flanders in 1639. Collected maxims and other reflections, 2008, 400 pages, fran. Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out the candle and fans the bonfire. Our virtues are, most often, only vices in disguise.
This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Selflove is the love of a mans own self, and of every thing else, for his own sake. It never rests, or fixes any where from home, and, if for a little while it dwell upon some other thing, tis only as bees. Download collected maxims and other reflections, francois. Collected maxims and other reflections, 2008, 400 pages. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Maxims and reflections download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. This early english translation of the pillar of french. Holland the translators preface the preface to the reader.
Translated from the editions of 1678 and 1827 with introduction, notes, and some account of the author and his times. A table of alternative maxim numbers and an index of topics help the reader to locate any maxim quickly. Collected maxims and other reflections available for download and read online in other formats. Linguistique, stylistique et traductologie presentee et soutenue par.
How comes it that our memories are good enough to retain even the minutest details of what has befallen us, but not to recollect how many times we have recounted to the same person. Worthy of study at any time, the maxims are especially. Click download or read online button to get maxims and reflections book now. A translation of reflections, or sentences and moral maxims. New post fulltext search for articles, highlighting downloaded books, view pdf in a browser and download history correction in our blog. Our virtues are most frequently but vices disguised. As would plainly appear, if fortune did but furnish them with power and opportunities of shewing it. Excellent translation into english and expertly organized material. We are nearer loving those who hate us, than those who love us more than we desire. You can also read the full text online using our ereader.
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