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We perceive when love begins and when it declines by our embarrassment when alone together.

Jean de la Bruyere

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Jean de la Bruyere
Age: 50 †
Born: 1645
Born: August 16
Died: 1696
Died: May 10
Aphorist
Essayist
French Moralist
Lawyer
Philosopher
Translator
Writer
Paris
France
Jean de La Bruyere
Alone
Together
Love
Declines
Embarrassment
Decline
Perceive
Begins

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