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La Rochefoucauld Fran?ois , Duc de La Rochefoucauld. 1613--80, French writer. His best-known work is R?flexions ou sentences et maximes morales (1665), a collection of epigrammatic and cynical observations on human nature How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In his Maximes, La Rochefoucauld reminds us that "language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms. I'll defer to the 17th-century French writer Francois de La Rochefoucauld, who said, "It is with true love as it is with ghosts; everyone talks about it, but few have seen it. |
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