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What often prevents our abandoning ourselves to a single vice is, our having more than one.
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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Duc de La Rochefoucauld
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