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Be prudent, and if you hear, * * * some insult or some threat, * * * have the appearance of not hearing it.
George Sand
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George Sand
Age: 71 †
Born: 1804
Born: June 1
Died: 1876
Died: May 8
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Feminist
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Salonnière
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Paris
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