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François de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

Self-interest turns to account all kinds of virtues and vices.[L’intérêt met en oeuvre toutes sortes de vertus et de vices.]

Source:The Maxims of La Rochefoucauld (ed. Random House, 1959), (tr. Kronenberger), Maxim 253, Page 81
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  • Name: François de La Rochefoucauld
  • Profession: Writer, Essayist
  • Born: June 13, 1865 – March 17, 1680
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