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Vanity is the quicksand of reason.

George Sand

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George Sand
Age: 71 †
Born: 1804
Born: June 1
Died: 1876
Died: May 8
Composer
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Feminist
Journalist
Novelist
Playwright
Salonnière
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Paris
France
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