Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
We often act treacherously more from weakness than from a fixed motive.
Citations
La Rochefoucauld, François de. Moral Reflections, Sentences and Maxims of Francis, Duc de la Rochefoucauld. William Gowans, 1851, p. 32.
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François VI, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Prince de Marcillac was a noted French moralist and author of maxims and memoirs. He is part of the literary movement of classicism and best known for his maxims. Although he only officially published his Memoirs and his Maxims, his literary production is dense.