For the credit of virtue we must admit that the greatest misfortunes of men are those into which they fall through their crimes. (François de La Rochefoucauld)

For the credit of virtue we must admit that the greatest misfortunes of men are those into which they fall through their crimes.

François de La Rochefoucauld

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