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Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.
Anatole France
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Anatole France
Age: 80 †
Born: 1844
Born: April 16
Died: 1924
Died: October 12
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Jacques François-Anatole Thibault
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I ought not to fear to survive my own people so long as there are men in the world for there are always some whom one can love.
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To die for an idea is to set a rather high price upon conjecture.
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Of all earthly creatures, humans alone have the power to choose. One must never lose time in vainly regretting the past nor in complaining about the changes which cause us discomfort, for change is the very essence of life.
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