Fran�ois Duc de La Rochefoucauld Quote

"Our repentance is not so much regret for the ill we have done
as fear of the ill that may happen to us in consequence."

by:	Fran�ois Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French author
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Categories:	Fear, Honor, Hypocrisy, Integrity, Religion, Responsibility, Wisdom
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