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Vauvenargues, Marquis de
Marquis de Vauvenargues
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Vauvenargues, Marquis de
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There are insults which we have to condone if we would not compromise our honour.
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Reflexions and Maxims
, No. 102
Vauvenargues
Marquis de Vauvenargues
Title:
Marquis de Vauvenargues
Author:
Vauvenargues, Marquis de
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Selections from the Characters, Reflexions and Maxims
These couple hundred aphorisms and dozen character studies keep alive the clear wit of this 18th-century Frenchman.