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• The greatest fault of a penetrating wit is to go beyond the mark. (Maxim 377)
• Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
  -- Francis, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) -- Maxim 496...
• The understanding is always the dupe of the heart.
  -- Francis, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) -- Maxim 102...
• 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...
• 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 gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving greater benefits.
  -- Francis, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) -- Maxim 298...