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One must not permit oneself excesses, except with persons whom one wishes soon to leave.

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

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Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Age: 61 †
Born: 1741
Born: October 18
Died: 1803
Died: September 5
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Journalist
Military Officer
Novelist
Prosaist
Writer
Pierre-Ambroise-François Choderlos de Laclos
Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de Laclos
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