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François de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

The confidence one has in oneself chiefly creates the confidence one inspires in others. - François de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

The confidence one has in oneself chiefly creates the confidence one inspires in others.[La confiance que l’on a en soi fait naître la plus grande partie de celle que l’on a aux autres.]

Source:The Maxims of La Rochefoucauld (ed. Random House, 1959), (tr. Kronenberger), Maxim 624, Page 153
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  • Name: François de La Rochefoucauld
  • Profession: Writer, Essayist
  • Born: June 13, 1865 – March 17, 1680
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