Today is the birthday of François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld, prince de Marcillac (September 15, 1613 – March 17, 1680), author. He is oft referred to as the greatest maxim writer of France and one of her best memoir writers."Neither love nor fire can subsist without perpetual motion; both cease to live so soon as they cease to hope, or to fear." - La Rochefoucauld
"Those who apply themselves too much to little things often become incapable of great ones." - La Rochefoucauld
"The truest way to be deceived is to think oneself more knowing than others." - La Rochefoucauld
"We hardly find any persons of good sense save those who agree with us." - La Rochefoucauld
"To succeed in the world we do everything we can to appear successful already." - La Rochefoucauld
"Our virtues are most frequently but vices in disguise." - La Rochefoucauld
"We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others." - La Rochefoucauld
"There is great skill in knowing how to conceal one's skill." - La Rochefoucauld
"How can we expect others to keep our secrets if we cannot keep them ourselves?" - La Rochefoucauld
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