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Many said selfishness was the flaw of our modern age but then self-conceit emerged from a corner of the deepest hell to join selfishness.

Franz Grillparzer

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Franz Grillparzer
Age: 81 †
Born: 1791
Born: January 15
Died: 1872
Died: January 21
Playwright
Poet
Politician
Writer
Vienna
Austria
Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer
Many
Selfishness
Join
Corner
Flaw
Corners
Emerged
Hell
Conceit
Modern
Deepest
Age
Arrogance
Self
Flaws

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