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Fortune turns all things to the advantage of those on whom she smiles.
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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The desire which urges us to deserve praise strengthens our good qualities, and praise given to wit, valour, and beauty, tends to increase them.
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The accent of a man's native country remains in his mind and his heart, as it does in his speech.
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He who refuses praise the first time that it is offered does so because he would hear it a second time.
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It is most difficult to speak when we are ashamed of being silent.
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