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Whatever discoveries we may have made in the regions of self-love, there still remain many unknown lands.

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
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Discoveries
Still
Lands
May
Regions
Self
Unknown
Many
Discovery
Made
Remain
Love
Land
Whatever

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