Maxims and Thoughts by Marquis de Vauvenargues (.ePUB)
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Maxims and Thoughts (The Works of Vauvenargues Book 1) by Marquis de Vauvenargues, Luc de Clapiers (Author), Tim Siniscalchi
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Overview: Vauvenargues’ maxims are one of the most unusually hidden treasures of French literature and Enlightenment philosophy. It seems only a small, highly distinguished group of readers has gotten to enjoy them.
Voltaire, who was his personal friend and urged him to publish his ideas wrote after his death, “Vauvenargues was a true philosopher; he lived wisely and died heroically without anyone knowing it. I will remember him all my life.” (from his letter to Le Clerc de Montmercy in 1764).
A hundred years later, Nietzsche wrote, “[Vauvenargues’] books are above the changes of national taste and philosophical coloring which as a rule every book nowadays radiates and has to radiate if it is to become famous: they contain more real ideas than all the books of German philosophers combined: ideas of the kind that produce ideas.” (The Wanderer and his Shadow, aphorism 214)
These profound and heartfelt aphorisms have not been translated into English for a century, and other than this complete edition, only Selections are available.
This volume contains 565 of Vauvenargues’ maxims. The original French is included immediately below the translation of each one, and students of French will find Vauvenargues’ clear, simple statements a delightful way to transition into reading advanced French literature.
However, this volume is not only for students of French language. It will be appreciated by anyone interested in rare, classic literature, a realistic yet uplifting view of mankind, and sound, profound ideas expressed with feeling.
Genre: Non-Fiction > Educational
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