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Famous Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
“There are no accidents so unlucky but the prudent may draw some advantage from them.”
“A gentleman may love like a lunatic, but not like a beast.”
“To praise great actions with sincerity may be said to be taking part in them.”
“One man may be more cunning than another, but no one can be more cunning than all the world.”
“A man may be sharper than another, but not than all others.”
“However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.”
“There may be talent without position, but there is no position without some kind of talent.”
“How deceitful hope may be, yet she carries us on pleasantly to the end of life.”
“No accidents are so unlucky [bad] but that the wise may draw some advantage [good] from them.”