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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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And forever goodbye! Forever! Oh, Sir, can you imagine how dreadful this cruel word sounds when one loves?
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Love is not dumb. The heart speaks many ways.
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On the throne, one has many worries and remorse is the one that weighs the least.
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My death, taking the light from my eyes, gives back to the day the purity which they soiled.
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How good is God! How sweet his yoke!
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By dying I wanted to maintain my honor, and hide a flame so black from the daylight!
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A benefit cited by way of reproach is equivalent to an injury.
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A noble heart cannot suspect in others the pettiness and malice that it has never felt.
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