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Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes: We sometimes condemn the present, by praising the past; and show our contempt of what is now, by our esteem for what is no more.
         

We sometimes condemn the present, by praising the past; and show our contempt of what is now, by our esteem for what is no more.


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