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As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so small wits seem to have the gift of speaking much and saying nothing. - François de La Rochefoucauld
" "As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so small wits seem to have the gift of speaking much and saying nothing.
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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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François VI, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Prince de Marcillac
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François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld
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