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Our hopes, often though they deceive us, lead us pleasantly along the path of life.

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
Lead
Along
Path
Though
Often
Pleasantly
Life
Deceive
Deceiving
Hopes

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