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The art of cookery is the art of poisoning mankind, by rendering the appetite still importunate, when the wants of nature are supplied.

Francois Fenelon

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Francois Fenelon
Age: 63 †
Born: 1651
Born: August 6
Died: 1715
Died: January 7
Catholic Priest
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François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon
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Franz von Fenelon
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abbé de Fénélon
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Poisoning
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