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Either the soul is immortal and we shall not die, or it perishes with the flesh and we shall not know that we are dead. Live, then, as if you were eternal.

Andre Maurois

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Andre Maurois
Age: 82 †
Born: 1885
Born: July 26
Died: 1967
Died: October 7
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Literary Critic
Novelist
Philosopher
Science Fiction Writer
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Émile Salomon Wilhelm
Andre Maurois
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