It is harder to hide the feelings we have than to feign the ones we do not have.
• Maxim 56 from the posthumously published 1693 edition of the Maximes.
• Maxim 56 from the posthumously published 1693 edition of the Maximes.
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Il est plus difficile de dissimuler les sentiments que l'on a que de feindre ceux que l'on n'a pas.
— François de La Rochefoucauld
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• Maxim 56 from the posthumously published 1693 edition of the Maximes." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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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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