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François de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

If we resist our passions, it is oftener because they are weak than because we are strong.[Si nous résistons à nos passions, c’est plus par leur faiblesse que par notre force.]

Source:The Maxims of La Rochefoucauld (ed. Random House, 1959), (tr. Kronenberger), Maxim 122, Page 55
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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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