It is as easy to deceive ourselves without noticing it as it is hard to deceive others without their noticing - François de La Rochefoucauld

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It is as easy to deceive ourselves without noticing it as it is hard to deceive others without their noticing

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About François de La Rochefoucauld

François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld, le Prince de Marcillac (September 15 1613 – March 17 1680) was a noted French author of maxims and memoirs, as well as an example of the accomplished 17th-century nobleman.

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Alternative Names: François VI, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Prince de Marcillac • François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld • François, duc de La Rochefoucauld
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William Hazlitt Jean de La Bruyère Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues Michel de Montaigne Molière

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