“Neither the sun nor death can be looked at steadily.”

— François de La Rochefoucauld , book Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims

Le soleil ni la mort ne se peuvent regarder fixement.
Maxim 26. Sometimes incorrectly translated as "with a steady eye".
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)

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Le soleil ni la mort ne se peuvent regarder fixement.

Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)

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French author of maxims and memoirs 1613–1680

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