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Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Advice Bad Bad Example Example Give Good Good Advice Inability Love Old Old People People Set Them

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Nationality: French

Type: Writer

Born: September 15th, 1613

Died: March 17th, 1680

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