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Nothing is rarer than true good nature they who are reputed to have it are generally only pliant or weak.

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
Rarer
Generally
Goodness
Weak
True
Nature
Nothing
Pliant
Good
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