About Francois de La Rochefoucauld
François de La Rochefoucauld, 2nd Duke of La Rochefoucauld, Prince de Marcillac (; French: [fʁɑ̃swa d(ə) la ʁɔʃfuko]; 15 September 1613 – 17 March 1680) was an accomplished French moralist of the era of French Classical literature and author of Maximes and Memoirs, the only two works of his dense...
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Almost all our faults are more pardonable than the methods we resort to to hide them.
We always like those who admire us; we do not always like those whom we admire.
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Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.
Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present.
Please give me some good advice in your next letter. I promise not to follow it.
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