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Venus was the daughter of the waves. She gave birth to Love: we can expect nothing but tempest from a daughter of the sea.
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Man has but three events in his life: to be born, to live, and to die. He is not conscious of his birth, he suffers at his death and he forgets to live.
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It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to be of such character that people do not care to know whether you are or are not.
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There are but three events in a man's life: birth, life and death. He is not conscious of being born, he dies in pain, and he forgets to live.
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Every word she writes is a lie, including 'and' and 'the'.
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Born:
August 16, 1645
Died:
May 11, 1696
(aged 50)
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