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The most fortunate of persons is he who has the most means to satisfy his vagaries.
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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Donatien Alphonse François de Sade
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There is no God, Nature sufficeth unto herself in no wise hath she need of an author.
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