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There are but very few men clever enough to know all the mischief they do.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Clever Enough Few Few Men Know Men Mischief Very

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As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so small wits seem to have the gift of speaking much and saying nothing.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Characteristic Few Gift Great Much Nothing Say Saying Seem Small Speaking Wits Words

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There are very few people who are not ashamed of having been in love when they no longer love each other.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Ashamed Been Each Few Few People Having Longer Love Other People Very Who

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The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: About Agreeable Conversation Each Few Few People He More Others People Reason Say Saying Than Thinking Why

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Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Application Fail Few Few Things Means Men Rather Succeed Than Themselves Things Want

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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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Many men are contemptuous of riches; few can give them away.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Away Few Give Many Men Riches Them

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There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Bored Few Trade Virtuous Who Women

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My parents emigrated from Poland in 1924 with my brother, who was a few months old. They were from a simple family of Polish Jews. They were looking, I suppose, for a better economic life and were escaping from an anti-Semitic environment.

~Francois Englert

Topics: Anti-Semitic Better Brother Economic Environment Escaping Family Few Jews Life Looking Months Old Parents Poland Polish Simple Suppose Were Who

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Genuine good taste consists in saying much in few words, in choosing among our thoughts, in having order and arrangement in what we say, and in speaking with composure.

~Francois Fenelon

Topics: Among Arrangement Choosing Composure Consists Few Genuine Good Good Taste Having Much Order Our Say Saying Speaking Taste Thoughts Words

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