Jean de La Bruyère: La plupart des hommes emploient la première partie de leur vie à rendre l'autre misérable. Most men employ the first par

La plupart des hommes emploient la première partie de leur vie à rendre l'autre — Jean de La Bruyère

La plupart des hommes emploient la première partie de leur vie à rendre l'autre misérable. Most men employ the first part of life to make the other part miserable.

Jean de La Bruyère

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