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François de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

How can we expect somebody else to keep our secret if we cannot keep it ourselves?[Comment prétendons-nous qu’un autre garde notre secret si nous ne pouvons le garder nous-mêmes?]

Source:The Maxims of La Rochefoucauld (ed. Random House, 1959), (tr. Kronenberger), Maxim 584, Page 146
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  • Name: François de La Rochefoucauld
  • Profession: Writer, Essayist
  • Born: June 13, 1865 – March 17, 1680
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