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We seldom praise anyone in good earnest, except such as admire us.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Admire Anyone Earnest Except Good Praise Seldom Us

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Philosophy finds it an easy matter to vanquish past and future evils, but the present are commonly too hard for it.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Commonly Easy Evils Finds Future Hard Matter Past Past And Future Philosophy Present Too Vanquish

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We may seem great in an employment below our worth, but we very often look little in one that is too big for us.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Below Big Employment Great Little Look May Often Our Seem Too Us Very Worth

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Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Deceived Flaw Judgment Reproduce Some Them Truth Very Well Would

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We are very far from always knowing our own wishes.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Always Far Knowing Our Own Very Wishes

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The mind cannot long play the heart's role.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Cannot Heart Long Mind Play Role

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Only the contemptible fear contempt.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Contempt Contemptible Fear Only

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We are easily comforted for the misfortunes of our friends, when those misfortunes give us an occasion of expressing our affection and solicitude.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Affection Comforted Easily Expressing Friends Give Misfortunes Occasion Our Those Us

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Those that have had great passions esteem themselves for the rest of their lives fortunate and unfortunate in being cured of them.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Being Cured Esteem Fortunate Great Had Lives Passions Rest Them Themselves Those Unfortunate

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The desire of talking of ourselves, and showing those faults we do not mind having seen, makes up a good part of our sincerity.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Desire Faults Good Having Makes Mind Our Ourselves Part Seen Showing Sincerity Talking Those Up

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Writer

Born: September 15th, 1613

Died: March 17th, 1680

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