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François de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

True love is like seeing ghosts; we all talk about it, but few of us have ever seen one. - François de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

True love is like seeing ghosts; we all talk about it, but few of us have ever seen one.[Il est du véritable amour comme de l’apparition des esprits: tout le monde en parle, mais peu de gens en ont vu.]

Source:The Maxims of La Rochefoucauld (ed. Random House, 1959), (tr. Kronenberger), Maxim 76, Page 47
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  • Name: François de La Rochefoucauld
  • Profession: Writer, Essayist
  • Born: June 13, 1865 – March 17, 1680
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