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“ ”Those who obstinately oppose the most widely-held opinions more often do so because of pride than lack of intelligence. They find the best places in the right set already taken, and they do not want back seats
About Fran ois de La Rochefoucauld
François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld, le Prince de Marcillac (September 15 1613 – March 17 1680) was a noted French author of maxims and memoirs, as well as an example of the accomplished 17th-century nobleman.
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Additional quotes by Fran ois de La Rochefoucauld
The vagaries of our moods are even stranger than those of fortune
However we distrust the sincerity of those whom we talk with, we always believe them more sincere with us than with others.
A man is often more clever than one other, but not than all others.