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The more one loves a mistress, the more one is ready to hate her.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Age: 66 †
Born: 1613
Born: September 15
Died: 1680
Died: March 17
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François VI
Duc de La Rochefoucauld
Prince de Marcillac
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Were we faultless, we would not derive such satisfaction from remarking the faults of others.
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