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A man who love only himself and his pleasures is vain, presumptuous, and wicked even from principle.

Luc de Clapiers

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Luc de Clapiers
Age: 31 †
Born: 1715
Born: August 6
Died: 1747
Died: May 28
Essayist
Military Personnel
Philosopher
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Wicked
Vain
Principle
Principles
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Presumptuous
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