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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
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“La plus belle des ruses du diable est de vous persuader qu'il n'existe pas."
("The devil's finest trick is to persuade you that he does not exist.")”
― Paris Spleen
("The devil's finest trick is to persuade you that he does not exist.")”
― Paris Spleen
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“Everything excellent is as difficult as it is rare.”
― Ethics
― Ethics
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