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I don't know what the heart is, not I: I only use the word to denote the mind's frailties.
Marquis de Sade
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Marquis de Sade
Age: 74 †
Born: 1740
Born: June 2
Died: 1814
Died: December 2
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Philosopher
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France
Donatien Alphonse François de Sade
Marquis De Sade
Donatien Alphonse François Sade
Comte de Sade
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The more defects a man may have, the older he is, the less lovable, the more resounding his success.
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