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• Lovers are never tired of each other, though they always speak of themselves.
  -- Francis, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) -- Maxim 312...
• Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.
  -- Francis, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) -- Maxim 218...
• Most people judge men only by success or by fortune.
  -- Francis, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) -- Maxim 212...
• Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye.
  -- Francis, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) -- Maxim 26...
• Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
  -- Francis, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) -- Maxim 496...
• The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving greater benefits.
  -- Francis, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) -- Maxim 298...
• The greatest fault of a penetrating wit is to go beyond the mark.
  -- Francis, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) -- Maxim 377...
• The love of justice is simply, in the majority of men, the fear of suffering injustice.
  -- Francis, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) -- Maxim 78...
• There is great ability in knowing how to conceal one's ability.
  -- Francis, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) -- Maxim 245...