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There are no secrets that time does not reveal.
Jean Racine
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Jean Racine
Age: 59 †
Born: 1639
Born: December 1
Died: 1699
Died: April 21
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Ferté-Milon (La)
Jean Baptiste Racine
Jean-Baptiste Racine
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He who bridles the fury of the billows knows also to put a stop to the secret plans of the wicked. Submitting with respect to His holy will, I fear God, and have no other fear.
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Me, rule? Me, place the State under my law, when my feeble reason no longer rules even myself!
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I embrace my rival, but only to strangle him.
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On the throne, one has many worries and remorse is the one that weighs the least.
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