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We may sooner be brought to love them that hate us, than them that love us more than we would have them do.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Brought Hate Love May More Sooner Than Them To Love Us Would

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It is from a weakness and smallness of mind that men are opinionated; and we are very loath to believe what we are not able to comprehend.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Able Believe Comprehend Loath Men Mind Opinionated Very Weakness

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There are very few things impossible in themselves; and we do not want means to conquer difficulties so much as application and resolution in the use of means.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Application Conquer Difficulties Few Few Things Impossible Means Much Resolution Themselves Things Use Very Want

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There is many a virtuous woman weary of her trade.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Her Many Trade Virtuous Weary Woman

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A man is sometimes as different from himself as he is from others.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Different He Himself Man Others Sometimes

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Nothing hinders a thing from being natural so much as the straining ourselves to make it seem so.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Being Hinders Make Much Natural Nothing Ourselves Seem Thing

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Women's virtue is frequently nothing but a regard to their own quiet and a tenderness for their reputation.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Frequently Nothing Own Quiet Regard Reputation Tenderness Virtue Women

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The greatest part of intimate confidences proceed from a desire either to be pitied or admired.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Admired Desire Either Greatest Intimate Part Pitied Proceed

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Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us out of.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Accidents Folly Help Life Little Necessary Out Some Us

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Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Does Find Guilt Innocence Much Near Protection

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Writer

Born: September 15th, 1613

Died: March 17th, 1680

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