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Gratitude is like credit it is the backbone of our relations frequently we pay our debts not because equity demands that we should, but to facilitate future loans.
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
Duc de La Rochefoucauld
Prince de Marcillac
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