La Rochefoucauld is a clever, careful writer. But before one can understand him rationally, I think, one must feel him viscerally; or rather, strive to experience and judge the veracity of his observations as they reflect against one's own soul.
Thursday, March 01, 2018
Getting at the pith of things …
… A Man Of Many Masks: La Rochefoucauld's Maxims. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)
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