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It is among uneducated women that we may look for the most confirmed gossips. Goethe tells us there is nothing more frightful than bustling ignorance.

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Nicolas Chamfort
Age: 53 †
Born: 1741
Born: April 6
Died: 1794
Died: April 13
Journalist
Philosopher
Playwright
Poet
Politician
Writer
Clarmont-Ferrand
Ignorance
Bustling
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Gossips
Women
Goethe
May
Frightful
Look
Confirmed
Nothing
Uneducated
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Gossip
Tells

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