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The true gentleman is he who does not plume himself on anything.

The true gentleman is he who does not plume himself on anything.
Rochefoucauld (identity unresolved)

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Rochefoucauld (identity unresolved)
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Life and Literature (copyright 1910) (1910 AD)

Number 743 · printed citation: Rochefoucauld

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