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However we may conceal our passions under the veil ... there is always some place where they peep out.

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
Passions
However
Passion
Place
May
Peep
Always
Conceal
Veil
Veils

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