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Sincerity is glass, discretion is diamond.

Andre Maurois

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Andre Maurois
Age: 82 †
Born: 1885
Born: July 26
Died: 1967
Died: October 7
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Critic
Essayist
Historian
Literary Critic
Novelist
Philosopher
Science Fiction Writer
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Elboeuf
Herzog
Émile Salomon Wilhelm
Andre Maurois
Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog
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Discretion
Prudence
Diamond
Sincerity
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