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We acknowledge our faults in order to repair by our sincerity the damage they have done us in the eyes of others.

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
Eye
Others
Repair
Order
Confession
Done
Sincerity
Damage
Acknowledge
Faults
Eyes

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