The accent of the place in which one was born lingers in the mind and in the heart as it does in one’s speech.
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Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
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Birth: | 15th September, 1613 |
Death: | 17th March, 1680 |
Nationality: | French |
Profession: | Author |
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Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld was born in Paris, France. He was a noted French author of maxims and memoirs, as well as an example of the accomplished 17th-century nobleman. He published 500 reflections on human behavior, calling the work Maximes.
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