“A woman always has her revenge ready.”

— Molière , book Tartuffe

Une femme a toujours une vengeance prête.
Act II, sc. ii
Tartuffe (1664)

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Une femme a toujours une vengeance prête.

Tartuffe (1664)

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French playwright and actor 1622–1673

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