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The true mission of the violin is to imitate the accents of the human voice, a noble mission that has earned for the violin the glory of being called the king of instruments


Charles-Auguste de Beriot

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CHARLES DE GAULLE The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.
CHARLES DE GAULLE A long time ago a bunch of people reached a general consensus as to what's real and what's not and m...
CHARLES DE LINT An author is a fool who, not content with having bored those who have lived with him, insists on bor...
CHARLES DE MONTESQUIEU Nails can be varnished, But they also claw. (Ongles peuvent être vernis, - Mais ils griffent aussi....
CHARLES DE LEUSSE Judas did not make only one kiss. (Judas n'a pas fait qu'une seule bise)
CHARLES DE LEUSSE