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We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

French Writer

Born: Sep 15, 1613

Died: Mar 17, 1680

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Weakness, More, Through, Calculation, Than, Often, Treacherous

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