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We often boast that we are never bored but yet we are so conceited that we do not perceive how often we bore others.

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
Perceive
Bored
Often
Others
Conceited
Never
Bore
Egotism
Boast
Bores

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