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Only by himself, with one acre and a house, will a dunce be a dunce. Once he manages to gain power, he'll turn into a scoundrel.

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
Stupidity
Dunce
Gain
Acre
Manage
Dunces
Gains
Scoundrel
Turn
Manages
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Scoundrels
House
Acres
Power
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