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Great men should not have great faults.
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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France
François VI
Duc de La Rochefoucauld
Prince de Marcillac
François
Duc de La Rochefoucauld
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To know how to hide one's ability is great skill.
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Hope is the last thing that dies in man.
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The intellect is always fooled by the heart.
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A man's wits are better employed in bearing up under the misfortunes that lie upon him at present than in foreseeing those that may come upon him hereafter.
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What makes false reckoning, as regards gratitude, is that the pride of the giver and the receiver cannot agree as to the value of the benefit.
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To be a great man it is necessary to know how to profit by the whole of our good fortune.
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A fashionable woman is always in love - with herself.
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It appears that nature has hid at the bottom of our hearts talents and abilities unknown to us. It is only the passions that have the power of bringing them to light, and sometimes give us views more true and more perfect than art could possibly do.
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A man seldom finds people unthankful, as long as he remains in a condition of benefiting them further.
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Gratitude, in most men, is only a strong and secret hope of greater favors.
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The intellect of the generality of women serves more to fortify their folly than their reason.
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One should treat one's fate as one does one's health enjoy it when it is good, be patient with it when it is poor, and never attempt any drastic cure save as an ultimate resort.
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Friendship is a traffic wherein self-love always proposes to be the gainer.
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