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In relating our misfortunes, we often feel them lightened.

Pierre Corneille

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Pierre Corneille
Age: 78 †
Born: 1606
Born: June 6
Died: 1684
Died: October 1
Dramatist
Playwright
Poet
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Feel
Feels
Lightened
Relating
Misfortunes
Often

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