An example is often a deceptive mirror, And the order of destiny, so troubling to our thoughts, Is not always found written in things past. (Pierre Corneille)

An example is often a deceptive mirror, And the order of destiny, so troubling to our thoughts, Is not always found written in things past.

Pierre Corneille

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