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François de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

We always like people who admire us; we do not always like people we admire.[Nous aimons toujours ceux qui nous admirent; et nous n’aimons pas toujours ceux que nous admirons.]

Source:The Maxims of La Rochefoucauld (ed. Random House, 1959), (tr. Kronenberger), Maxim 294, Page 89
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  • Name: François de La Rochefoucauld
  • Profession: Writer, Essayist
  • Born: June 13, 1865 – March 17, 1680
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