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It is more dishonorable to distrust a friend than to be deceived by him.
It is more dishonorable to distrust a friend than to be deceived by him.
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- Rochefoucauld (identity unresolved)
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- Life and Literature (copyright 1910) (1910 AD)
Number 656 · printed citation: Rochefoucauld
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