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As long as men are liable to die and are desirous to live, a physician will be made fun of, but he will be well paid.

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
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Physicians
Made
Medicine
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Paid
Men
Health
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