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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.

-Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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We Sometimes Condemn The Present, By Praising

Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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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