Too great cleverness is but deceptive delicacy, true delica… - François de La Rochefoucauld

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Too great cleverness is but deceptive delicacy, true delicacy is the most substantial cleverness.

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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Dans l'adversité de nos meilleurs amis, nous trouvons toujours quelque chose qui ne nous déplaît pas.

Absense diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out the candle and blows up the bonfire.

Rien ne doit tant diminuer la satisfaction que nous avons de nous-mêmes, que de voir que nous désapprouvons dans un temps ce que nous approuvions dans un autre.

Too great cleverness is but deceptive delicacy, true delicacy is the most substantial cleverness. - François de La Rochefoucauld

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