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High birth is a gift of fortune which should never challenge esteem towards those who receive it, since it costs them neither study nor labor.

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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Receive
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Esteem
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Fortune
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