One of my favourite little books is La Rochefoucauld's Maxims [1]. It is a collection of ~500 such aphorisms, mostly relating to human relationships gleaned fro

One of my favourite little books is La Rochefoucauld's Maxims [1]. It is a collection of ~500 such aphorisms, mostly relating to human relationships gleaned from a lifetime at the French Court. Such writing may seem very superficial and empty, but it is in fact full of wisdom. It's just that you either have to have experienced it or go through the effort of putting yourself in the proper mindset. [1] http://www.gutenberg.org/files/9105/9105-h/9105-h.htm http://www.gutenberg.org/files/9105/9105-h/9105-h.htm