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As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.   La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

Source: FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD. The maxim, En vieillissant, on devient plus fou et plus sage, was first published in his Reflexions ou Sentences et Maximes Morales, 1655. There are various English translations, including that above from his Selected Maxims and Reflections, trans. Edward M. Stack, p. 26 . · This quote is tagged Age and Aging · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.

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