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There are very few things impossible in themselves and we do not want means to conquer difficulties so much as application and resolution in the use of means.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Age: 66 †
Born: 1613
Born: September 15
Died: 1680
Died: March 17
Memoirist
Military Personnel
Writer
Paris
France
François VI
Duc de La Rochefoucauld
Prince de Marcillac
François
Duc de La Rochefoucauld
Difficulty
Impossible
Use
Means
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Difficulties
Much
Resolution
Things
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