"Louer les princes des vertus qu'ils n'ont pas, c'est leur dire impunément des injures. "To praise princes for virtues they do no possess is to insu… - François de La Rochefoucauld

"Louer les princes des vertus qu'ils n'ont pas, c'est leur dire impunément des injures.

"To praise princes for virtues they do no possess is to insult them with impunity.

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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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