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In general, indulgence for those we know is rarer than pity for those we know not.
Antoine Rivarol
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Antoine Rivarol
Age: 47 †
Born: 1753
Born: June 26
Died: 1801
Died: April 11
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French Moralist
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Banhòus de Céser
Rivarol
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