For our amusement fools are born on earth. - Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset

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Ah! qu'un grand nom est un bien dangereux:
Un sort caché fut toujours plus heureux.

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Les maîtres cependant sont des gens bien heureux,
Que souvent nous ayons le sens commun pour eux.

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L'esprit qu’on veut avoir gâte celui qu’on a.

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