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Female gossips are generally actuated by active ignorance.
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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Paris
France
François VI
Duc de La Rochefoucauld
Prince de Marcillac
François
Duc de La Rochefoucauld
Ignorance
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Female
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If we did not have pride, we would not complain of it in others.
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We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.
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