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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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Military Personnel
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France
François VI
Duc de La Rochefoucauld
Prince de Marcillac
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Duc de La Rochefoucauld
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There is a form of eminence which does not depend on fate it is an air which sets us apart and seems to prtend great things it is the value which we unconsciously attach to ourselves it is the quality which wins us deference of others more than birth, position, or ability, it gives us ascendance.
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Considering how little the beginning or the ceasing to love is in our own power, it is foolish and unreasonable for the lover or his mistress to complain of one another's inconstancy.
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Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.
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Envy is more irreconcilable than hatred.
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It is sometimes necessary to play the fool to avoid being deceived by cunning men.
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Great men should not have great faults.
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There is no accident so unfortunate but wise men will make some advantage of it, nor any so entirely fortunate but fools may turn it to their own prejudice.
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Love's greatest miracle is the curing of coquetry.
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The good or the bad fortune of men depends not less upon their own dispositions than upon fortune.
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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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Our own distrust gives a fair pretence for the knavery of other people.
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On why I don't trust democracy without extremely powerful systems of accountability and recall What seems to be generosity is often only disguised ambition - which despises small interests to gain great ones.
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The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves.
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We forgive just so long as we love.
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Were we perfectly acquainted with the object, we should never passionately desire it.
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We are much harder on people who betray us in small ways than on people who betray others in great ones.
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To listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to attain in the art of conversation.
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Women can more easily conquer their passion than their coquetterie.
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However wicked men may be, they do not dare openly to appear the enemies of virtue, and when they desire to persecute her they either pretend to believe her false or attribute crimes to her.
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Preserving health by too severe a rule is a worrisome malady.
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