« If there is a love pure and free from the mixture of our other passions, it is that which is hidden at the bottom of my heart, and we ignore ourselves. »
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François de La Rochefoucauld
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François de La Rochefoucauld
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« Rent the princes of the virtues that they don't have, is tell them with impunity to name-calling. »
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François de La Rochefoucauld
Maximes |
François de La Rochefoucauld
Maximes
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« The clemency of the princes is often a polite to win the affection of the people. »
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François de La Rochefoucauld
Maximes |
François de La Rochefoucauld
Maximes
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