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The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Born: Sep 15, 1613
Died: Mar 17, 1680

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Value, Point, Know, Principal, Cleverness, How, Just, Deserve, Things

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