Women are extreme; they are better than men, or worse. ✨ Of Women. Cha…

Jean de la Bruyere
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Women are extreme; they are better than men, or worse. ✨ Of Women. Characters, Book by Jean De La Bruyère, www.ourcivilisation.com. 1688.
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Women are extreme; they are better than men, or worse. ✨ Of Women. Characters, Book by Jean De La Bruyère, www.ourcivilisation.com. 1688.

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