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Quotes › Authors › F › Francois de La Rochefoucauld › We are eager to believe that others are flawed bec
  • We are eager to believe that others are flawed because we are eager to believe in what we wish for.

    Francois de La Rochefoucauld: We are eager to believe that others are flawed because we are eager to believe in what we wish for.
    Francois de La Rochefoucauld
    "The Moral Maxims and Reflections". Book by François de La Rochefoucauld. Maxim 25 (Manuscrit de Liancourt), 1678.
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