There are persons fated to be fools, who commit follies not… - François de La Rochefoucauld

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There are persons fated to be fools, who commit follies not only by choice, but who are forced by fortune to do so.

François de La Rochefoucauld

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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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276. — Absence extinguishes small passions and increases great ones, as the wind will blow out a candle, and blow in a fire.

28. — Jealousy is in a manner just and reasonable, as it tends to preserve a good which belongs, or which we believe belongs to us, on the other hand envy is a fury which cannot endure the happiness of others.

Si on juge de l'amour par la plupart de ses effets, il ressemble plus à la haine qu'à l'amitié.

There are persons fated to be fools, who commit follies not only by choice, but who are forced by fortune to do so. - François de La Rochefoucauld

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