If you want something done right, do it yourself.

On n'est jamais si bien servi que par soi-même.

Charles-Guillaume Etienne

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Topic

Self-reliance Perfectionism

Speaker

Palaprat

Author

Charles-Guillaume Etienne

Source

Bruis et Palaprat

Medium

Play

Language

French

Time

1807 1800s 19th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

France Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Étienne, Charles-Guillaume. Bruïs et Palaprat. 1807, Théâtre-Français, Paris, France, sc. 3.

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