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Nothing should lessen our satisfaction with ourselves as much as when we notice that we disapprove of something at one time that we approve of at another time.
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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To be a great man it is necessary to know how to profit by the whole of our good fortune.
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Old people are fond of giving good advice it consoles them for no longer being capable of setting a bad example.
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It is sometimes necessary to play the fool to avoid being deceived by cunning men.
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Before strongly desiring anything, we should look carefully into the happiness of its present owner.
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We sometimes think that we hate flattery, but we only hate the manner in which it is done. [Fr., On croit quelquefoir hair la flatterie maid on ne hait que a maniere de flatter.]
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