Quote of François de La Rochefoucauld - Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases...
Biography - François de La Rochefoucauld:
French moralist, author of maxims and memoirs.
Born: 1613 - Died: 1680
Period:
17th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1613 - Died: 1680
Period:
17th century
Place of birth: France
Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
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L'assenza attenua le passioni mediocri ed aumenta le grandi, come il vento spegne le candele e ravviva il fuoco.
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