Il faut de plus grandes vertus pour soutenir la bonne fortu… - François de La Rochefoucauld

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Il faut de plus grandes vertus pour soutenir la bonne fortune que la mauvaise.

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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The desire to be pitied or to be admired often forms the greater part of our confidence.

We should not be upset that others hide the truth from us, when we hide it so often from ourselves.

389. — What makes the vanity of others unsupportable is that it wounds our own.

Il faut de plus grandes vertus pour soutenir la bonne fortune que la mauvaise. - François de La Rochefoucauld

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