How can we expect others to keep our secrets if we cannot keep them ourselves?
• Maxim 64 of the Maximes supprimées.
• Maxim 64 of the Maximes supprimées.
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Comment prétendons-nous qu'un autre puisse garder notre secret, si nous ne pouvons le garder nous-mêmes?
— François de La Rochefoucauld
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• Maxim 64 of the Maximes supprimées." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "François de La Rochefoucauld" (Quotes, Later Additions to the Maxims)
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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.
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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