François de La Rochefoucauld, Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1678), Maxim No. 60.
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Fortune turns all things to the advantage of those on whom she smiles.
— François de La Rochefoucauld on Fortune
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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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