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Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims

Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims is a collection of aphorisms written by French nobleman François de La Rochefoucauld between 1665 and 1678.


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“Few know how to be old.”

Peu de gens savent être vieux.
Maxim 423.
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)

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“True love is like the appearance of ghosts: everyone talks about it but few have seen it.”

Il est du véritable amour comme de l'apparition des esprits: tout le monde en parle, mais peu de gens en ont vu.
Variant translation: With true love it's like with the appearance of ghosts: everyone talks about it but few have seen it.
Maxim 76.
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)