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Marriage is the only war in which you sleep with the enemy.
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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We confess to little faults only to persuade ourselves we have no great ones.
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Virtue would not make such advances if there were not a little vanity to keep it company.
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Few things are needed to make a wise man happy nothing can make a fool content that is why most men are miserable.
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We should manage our fortune as we do our health - enjoy it when good, be patient when it is bad, and never apply violent remedies except in an extreme necessity
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