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La Rochefoucauld 240: We may say of conformity as distinguished from beauty, that it is a symmetry ...
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We may say of conformity as distinguished from beauty, that it is a symmetry which knows no rules, and a secret harmony of features both one with each other and with the colour and appearance of the person.
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François de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims (1665) · laroch_240
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