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The reason we do not let our friends see the very bottom of our hearts is not so much distrust of them as distrust of ourselves.

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
Sincerity
Hearts
Bottom
Friendship
Friends
Reason
Heart
Much
Distrust

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