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One ought to have a good memory when he has told a lie

Pierre Corneille

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Pierre Corneille
Age: 78 †
Born: 1606
Born: June 6
Died: 1684
Died: October 1
Dramatist
Playwright
Poet
Poet Lawyer
Translator
Writer
Memory
Ought
Memories
Told
Lying
Good

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