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Next to the joy of the egotist is the joy of the detractor.

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Agnes Repplier
Age: 92 †
Born: 1858
Born: April 1
Died: 1950
Died: December 15
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Essayist
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Egotist
Criticism
Joy
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