Nov 19, 2008
A man is ridiculous less through the characteristics he has than through those he affects to have.- François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld Attribution: François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680), French writer, moralist. repr. F.A. Stokes Co., New York (c. 1930). Moral Maxims and Reflections, no. 135 (1665-1678), trans. London (1706).
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