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Solemnity is a device of the body to hide the faults of the mind.
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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Our greediness so often troubles us, making us run after so many things at the same time, that while we too eagerly look after the least we miss the greatest.
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Το know how to profit by good advice, requires nearly as much ability as to know how to act for one'self.
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Envy is more irreconcilable than hatred.
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The whimsicalness of our own humor is a thousand times more fickle and unaccountable than what we blame so much in fortune.
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We should often feel ashamed of our best actions if the world could see all the motives which produced them.
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Whatever ignominy or disgrace we have incurred, it is almost always in our power to reestablish our reputation.
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The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.
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We always love those who admire us, but we do not always love those whom we admire.
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Our enemies come nearer the truth in the opinions they form of us than we do in our opinion of ourselves.
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