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• The most disagreeable thing that your worst enemy says to your face does not approach what your best friends say behind your back.
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• It is a great misfortune neither to have enough wit to talk well nor enough judgement to be silent.
  -- Jean de La Bruyere...
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• The understanding is always the dupe of the heart.
  -- Francis, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) -- Maxim 102...
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  -- Francis, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) -- Maxim 312...