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The height of ability consists in a thorough knowledge of the real value of things, and of the genius of the age in which we live.
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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François VI
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Prince de Marcillac
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