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Jean Racine (1639-99)

Jean Racine was a French dramatist who was born in La Ferte-Milon on 20 December 1639. He was a child of Classisism an raised in a Convent.
General lessons from Racine's works and life may be put to work if they "resonate" well with the individiual and his general background and a set of circumstances.

A man cannot be such as he would be, if circumstances do not admit of it. [Racine]

Often it is fatal to live too long. [Racine]

Many things, both just and unjust, are sanctioned by custom. [Racine]

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