“Everyone speaks well of his heart; no one dares speak well of his mind.”

—  François de La Rochefoucauld, book Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims

Chacun dit du bien de son coeur et personne n'en ose dire de son esprit.
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Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)

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