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Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quote

What makes the pain we feel from shame and jealousy so cutting is that vanity can give us no assistance in bearing them.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

What makes the pain we feel from shame and jealousy so cutting is that vanity can give us no assistance in bearing them.

Tags: jealousy, pain, vanity, shame

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About Francois de La Rochefoucauld

François de La Rochefoucauld may refer to:

François III de La Rochefoucauld (1521–1572), French courtier and soldier
François de La Rochefoucauld (cardinal) (1558–1645), French cardinal of the Catholic Church
François de La Rochefoucauld (writer) (1613–1680), French author
François de La Rochefoucauld, Marquis de Montandre (1672–1739), Field Marshal of the British Army
François Alexandre Frédéric de La Rochefoucauld, 7th Duke of La Rochefoucauld (1747–1827), French social reformer
François de La Rochefoucauld, 8th Duke of La Rochefoucauld (1765–1848)