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The soul's maladies have their relapses like the body's. What we take for a cure is often just a momentary rally or a new form of the disease.

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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