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It is too much for a husband to have a wife who is a coquette and sanctimonious as well she should select only one of those qualities.

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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Well
Coquette
Much
Sanctimonious
Select
Qualities
Husband
Wife
Quality

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