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Quote by Pierre Corneille
We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate success

We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness. – Pierre Corneille

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Master of the universe but not of myself, I am the only rebel against my absolute power. – Pierre Corneille

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