Monday, January 30, 2023

Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims

Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims by François de La Rochefoucauld is a collection of pithy sayings. You can read them online here. They are easy to skip around and not intended to be read straight through as with a book of fiction. Feel free to dabble.

Here's a 6 minute overview:

 

 

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  1. My name is Erika.4:22 AM

    I read some of these (it's a bit long winded for me on a Monday morning) but self love being the greatest of flatterers may explain a bit about a former US president. Smile. Happy new week Nita.

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  2. CJ Kennedy4:43 AM

    A lot of his maxims seem quite negative

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    1. Divers and Sundry6:16 AM

      His life was responsible for his cynicism. That said, I like me some snark lol

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    2. Jenn Jilks6:07 PM

      That is funny! Snark!

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    3. Divers and Sundry6:22 AM

      I love the snark lol It has quite the modern feel to it.

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  3. Rita5:38 AM

    Sounded good so I skimmed it. Not enough time to read it all this morning, but it was pretty interesting and gave me a chuckle quite often. :)

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    1. Divers and Sundry6:16 AM

      The man had attitude, am I right? lol

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  4. Tom7:06 AM

    ...pithy is an interesting word.

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  5. Bleubeard and Elizabeth4:14 PM

    Snarky, indeed.

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  6. Jeanie6:00 AM

    This is kind of fun! I'll be back for more.

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    1. Divers and Sundry6:22 AM

      It's so easy, too, to just run through a few of them. Fun :)

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