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Moderation is like sobriety: you would like to have some more, but are afraid of making yourself ill.

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
Afraid
Risk
Making
Would
Like
Sobriety
Moderation
Ill

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