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François de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

There are successful marriages, but no blissful ones.[Il y a de bons mariages, mais il n’y en a point de délicieux.]

Source:The Maxims of La Rochefoucauld (ed. Random House, 1959), (tr. Kronenberger), Maxim 113, Page 53
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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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