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A woman is faithful to her first lover for a long time - unless she happens to take a second.

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
Time
Unless
Second
Woman
Happens
Firsts
Cynical
First
Lover
Take
Faithful
Long
Lovers

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