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I love you much less than my God, but much more than myself.

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
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Love

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