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Gold is the key, whatever else we try and that sweet metal aids the conqueror in every case, in love as well as war.
Moliere
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Moliere
Age: 50 †
Born: 1622
Born: October 15
Died: 1673
Died: February 16
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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
Moliere
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