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We do not praise others, ordinarily, but in order to be praised ourselves.
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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We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.
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True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one might be capable of doing before all the world.
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Praise is a more ingenious, concealed, and subtle kind of flattery, that satisfies both the giver and the receiver, though by verydifferent ways. The one accepts it as a reward due to his merit the other gives it that he may be looked upon as a just and discerning person.
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Our distrust of another justifies his deceit.
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We have not strength enough to follow our reason so far as it would carry us.
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Fortune turns all things to the advantage of those on whom she smiles.
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Neither the sun nor death can be looked at steadily.
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