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Cyrano de Bergerac Quotes

The insufferable arrogance of human beings to think that Nature was made solely for their benefit, as if it was conceivable that the sun had been set afire merely to ripen men's apples and head their cabbages.
Cyrano de Bergerac

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Type:
Playwright Quotes
Category:
French Playwright Quotes
Date of Birth:
March 6, 1619
Date of Death:
July 28, 1655
Nationality:
French
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