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Quote by Jacques Rigaut

“There is small merit in mocking goodness, tweaking charity; it is much more comic to deprive people of their petty little existence for no reason at all, for a lark.”

Quote by Jacques Rigaut

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Jacques Rigaut
Jacques Rigaut

Jacques Rigaut was a French poet born on December 30, 1898, and died on November 9, 1929. His poetry is known for its unique style and profound emotion, and is considered one of the representatives of French Symbolist literature. more

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