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Some reproaches praise some praises reproach.
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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If we took as much pains to be what we ought, as we do to deceive others by disguising what we are we might appear as we are, without being at the trouble of any disguise.
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Jealousy is not love, but self-love.
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Pride indemnifies itself and loses nothing even when it casts away vanity.
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Our repentances are generally not so much a concern and remorse for the harm we have done, as a fear of the harm we may have brought upon ourselves.
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The temperament that produces a talent for little things is the opposite of that required for great ones.
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The intellect of the generality of women serves more to fortify their folly than their reason.
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It is difficult to like those whom we do not esteem but it is no less so to like those whom we esteem more than ourselves.
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We make promises to the extent that we hope-and keep them to the extent that we fear.
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There are reproaches which praise, and praises which defame.
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Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy they are, who already possess it.
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Our enemies' opinion of us comes closer to the truth than our own.
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