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François de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

We try to make virtues of the faults that we do not wish to correct.[Nous essayons de nous faire honneur des défauts que nous ne voulons pas corriger.]

Source:The Maxims of La Rochefoucauld (ed. Random House, 1959), (tr. Kronenberger), Maxim 442, Page 114
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  • Name: François de La Rochefoucauld
  • Profession: Writer, Essayist
  • Born: June 13, 1865 – March 17, 1680
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