- Duc Francois de la Rochefoucald
(09/15/1613 – 03/17/1680)
French writer
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| Died 03/16 | Died 03/17 | Died 03/18 | Death Dates |
"At the beginning of the empire, the tax rates were low and the revenues were high. At the end of the empire, the tax rates were high and the revenues were low."
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"If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss."
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"Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind."
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"I am just going outside, and may be some time."
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"A decorator tainted with insanity."
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| "Hanging is too good for a man who makes puns; he should be drawn and quoted." |  |
| "The scientists split the atom; now the atom is splitting us." |
"It seems that boredom is one of the greatest discoveries of our time. If so, there's no question but that he must be considered a pioneer."
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| "Only the poet can look beyond the detail and see the whole picture." |  |
"You need the willingness to fail all the time. You have to generate many ideas and then you have to work very hard only to discover that they don’t work. And you keep doing that over and over until you find one that does work."
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| Born 03/16 | Born 03/17 | Born 03/18 | Birth Dates | |
| Died 03/16 | Died 03/17 | Died 03/18 | Death Dates |