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Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre Quotes

d. 1814 France

Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (19 January 1737 - 21 January 1814) was a French writer and botanist. He is most famous for his 1788 novel Paul et Virginie, which in the 19th century was a very popular children's book.

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Random Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre quote

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Men wish to hear no stories but those about the great and powerful, which are no use to anyone.

Paul et Virginie (1788)

The charity of the Gospel must extend to all religions and the French hospitality to all people.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.