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Hope is the last thing that dies in man.
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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It is worth nothing to be young without being beautiful, nor to be beautiful without being young.
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Death, like the sun, cannot be looked at steadily.
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When you plant a seed of love, it is you that blossoms. Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati The 11 Karmic Spaces: Choosing Freedom from the Patterns That Bind You There are two kinds of faithfulness in love: one is based on forever finding new things to love in the loved one the other is based on our pride in being faithful.
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A man often believes himself leader when he is led as his mind endeavors to reach one goal, his heart insensibly drags him towards another.
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Our temper sets a price upon every gift that we receive from fortune.
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Opportunity makes us known to others, but more to ourselves.
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We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
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When our hatred is too alive puts us below what we hate.
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