Funeral pomp is more for the vanity of the living than for the honor of the dead.
• "Pensées Tirées des Premières Éditions," Réflexions: Ou, Sentences Et Maximes Morales de La Rochefoucauld (1822)
• "Pensées Tirées des Premières Éditions," Réflexions: Ou, Sentences Et Maximes Morales de La Rochefoucauld (1822)
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La pompe des enterrements regarde plus la vanité des vivants que l'honneur des morts.http://books.google.com/books?id=QSdPNfXQavAC&q=%22La+pompe+des+enterrements+regarde+plus+la+vanit%C3%A9+des+vivants+que+l'honneur+des+morts%22&pg=PA141#v=onepage
— François de La Rochefoucauld
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "La pompe des enterrements regarde plus la vanité des vivants que l'honneur des morts.http://books.google.com/books?id=QSdPNfXQavAC&q=%22La+pompe+des+enterrements+regarde+plus+la+vanit%C3%A9+des+vivants+que+l'honneur+des+morts%22&pg=PA141#v=onepage" in the context of "Funeral pomp is more for the vanity of the living than for the honor of the dead.
• "Pensées Tirées des Premières Éditions," Réflexions: Ou, Sentences Et Maximes Morales de La Rochefoucauld (1822)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About François de La Rochefoucauld
François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld, le Prince de Marcillac (September 15 1613 – March 17 1680) was a noted French author of maxims and memoirs, as well as an example of the accomplished 17th-century nobleman.
About François de La Rochefoucauld
François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld, le Prince de Marcillac (September 15 1613 – March 17 1680) was a noted French author of maxims and memoirs, as well as an example of the accomplished 17th-century nobleman.
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