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The first lover is kept a long while, when no offer is made of a second.
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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He who refuses praise the first time that it is offered does so because he would hear it a second time.
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