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Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency.
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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Military Personnel
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France
François VI
Duc de La Rochefoucauld
Prince de Marcillac
François
Duc de La Rochefoucauld
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Love often leads on to ambition, but seldom does one return from ambition to love.
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If you cannot find peace in yourself, it is useless to look for it elsewhere.
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As it is the mark of great minds to say many things in a few words, so it is that of little minds to use many words to say nothing.
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