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A man can keep another's secret better than his own. A woman her own better than others.
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
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French Moralist
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Philosopher
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Paris
France
Jean de La Bruyere
Secret
Woman
Keep
Others
Another
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Men
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