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le style, c'est l'homme

French quotation from the Comte de Buffon

: the style is the man : you may know a man through his writing

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“Le style, c'est l'homme.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/le%20style%2C%20c%27est%20l%27homme. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.

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