People with a high opinion of their own merit make it a poi… - François de La Rochefoucauld

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People with a high opinion of their own merit make it a point of honor to be unhappy so as to convince others as well as themselves that they are worthy victims of the buffetings of fate

François de La Rochefoucauld

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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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Il est impossible d’aimer une seconde fois ce qu’on a véritablement cessé d’aimer.

The measure of pride is equal in all men; the difference lies in its manifestations.

It is with true love as with ghosts and apparitions: Every one talks of it, and scarcely any one has seen it

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