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Set Quotes by Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- The old begin to complain of the conduct of the young when they themselves are no longer able to set a bad example.
- Old men delight in giving good advice as a consolation for the fact that they can no longer set bad examples.
- Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.
- Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy they are, who already possess it.
- Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.
- There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us…
- Those who most obstinately oppose the most widely-held opinions more often do so because of pride than lack of intelligence. They find the best places…
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