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La Rochefoucauld 420: We often believe we have constancy in misfortune when we have nothing but deb...
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We often believe we have constancy in misfortune when we have nothing but debasement, and we suffer misfortunes without regarding them as cowards who let themselves be killed from fear of defending themselves.
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François de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims (1665) · laroch_420
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