Il y a peu de femmes dont le mérite dure plus que la beauté. - François de La Rochefoucauld

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Il y a peu de femmes dont le mérite dure plus que la beauté.

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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Additional quotes by François de La Rochefoucauld

Il y a peu d'honnêtes femmes qui ne soient lasses de leur métier.

Indolence, thoroughly languid though it be, very seldom fails to be master; it interferes with all our plans and actions, and gradually wears down and destroys our passions and our virtues.

The accent of one's birthplace persists in the mind and heart as much as in speech.