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• Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye. (Maxim 26)
• Most people judge men only by success or by fortune.
  -- Francis, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) -- Maxim 212...
• Nothing is given so profusely as advice.
  -- Francis, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) -- Maxim 110...
• Silence is the best resolve for him who distrusts himself.
  -- Francis, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) -- Maxim 79...
• The greatest fault of a penetrating wit is to go beyond the mark.
  -- Francis, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) -- Maxim 377...
• There is great ability in knowing how to conceal one's ability.
  -- Francis, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) -- Maxim 245...
• The understanding is always the dupe of the heart.
  -- Francis, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) -- Maxim 102...
• The veracity which increases with old age is not far from folly.
  -- Francis, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) -- Maxim 416...
• Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.
  -- Francis, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) -- Maxim 226...