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There are some men who turn a deaf ear to reason and good advice, and willfully go wrong for fear of being controlled.

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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Paris
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