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Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "Hypocrisy is a sort of homage that vice pays to virtue."

Hypocrisy is a sort of homage that vice pays to virtue.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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