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François de La Rochefoucauld - Magnanimity is...

Magnanimity is sufficiently defined by its name, nevertheless one can say it is the good sense of pride, the most noble way of receiving praise. (François de La Rochefoucauld)

Magnanimity is sufficiently defined by its name, nevertheless one can say it is the good sense of pride, the most noble way of receiving praise.

François de La Rochefoucauld

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