Ce n'est pas un grand malheur d'obliger des ingrats, mais c… - François de La Rochefoucauld

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Ce n'est pas un grand malheur d'obliger des ingrats, mais c'en est un insupportable d'être obligé à un malhonnête homme.

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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Desire to talk about ourselves and to show our failings from the viewpoint we ourselves would choose, accounts for a great deal of our candour

Kdo žije bez jakékoliv ztřeštěnosti, není tak moudrý, jak si myslí.

Some evil men would be less dangerous if there were no good in them at all.

Ce n'est pas un grand malheur d'obliger des ingrats, mais c'en est un insupportable d'être obligé à un malhonnête homme. - François de La Rochefoucauld

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