“Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths.”

Les doutes sont fâcheux plus que toute autre chose.
Act III, sc. v
Le Misanthrope (1666)

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Les doutes sont fâcheux plus que toute autre chose.

Le Misanthrope (1666)

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French playwright and actor 1622–1673

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