["The reason why the Cardinal (Mazarin) deferred so long to grant the … — Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims
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["The reason why the Cardinal (Mazarin) deferred so long to grant the favours he had promised, was because he was persuaded that hope was much more capable of keeping men to their duty than gratitude."--Fragments Historiques. Racine.]
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