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A faithless woman, if known to be such by the person concerned, is but faithless if she is believed faithful, she is treacherous.

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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Woman
Persons
Faithless
Person
Treacherous
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Faithful
Believed

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