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Every man has three characters: that which he shows, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has.
Alphonse Karr
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Alphonse Karr
Age: 81 †
Born: 1808
Born: November 24
Died: 1890
Died: September 29
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Jean Baptiste Alphonse Karr
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