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If one judges love by the majority of its effects, it is more like hatred than like friendship.

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
Love
Like
Judges
Hatred
Judging
Majority
Friendship
Effects
Inspirational

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