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Preserving health by too severe a rule is a worrisome malady.
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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Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.
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