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François de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

Everyone complains of his memory and no one complains of his judgment.[Tout le monde se plaint de sa mémoire, et personne ne se plaint de son jugement.]

Source:The Maxims of La Rochefoucauld (ed. Random House, 1959), (tr. Kronenberger), Maxim 89, Page 49
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François de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
  • Name: François de La Rochefoucauld
  • Profession: Writer, Essayist
  • Born: June 13, 1865 – March 17, 1680
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