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In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope for greater favours.
François de La Rochefoucauld
Maxims (1678) no. 298
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A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea.
John Ciardi
François de La Rochefoucauld
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Born:
September 15, 1613
Died:
March 17, 1680
(aged 66)
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