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François de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

We often forgive those who bore us; we cannot forgive those whom we bore. - François de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

We often forgive those who bore us; we cannot forgive those whom we bore.[Nous pardonnons souvent à ceux qui nous ennuient, mais nous ne pouvons pardonner à ceux que nous ennuyons.]

Source:The Maxims of La Rochefoucauld (ed. Random House, 1959), (tr. Kronenberger), Maxim 304, Page 91
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  • Name: François de La Rochefoucauld
  • Profession: Writer, Essayist
  • Born: June 13, 1865 – March 17, 1680
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