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Great minds that are healthy are never considered geniuses, while this sublime qualification is lavished on brains that are often inferior but are slightly touched by madness.
Guy de Maupassant
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Guy de Maupassant
Age: 42 †
Born: 1850
Born: August 5
Died: 1893
Died: July 6
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Anguish of suspense made men even desire the arrival of enemies.
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Military men are the scourges of the world.
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We live always under the weight of the old and odious customs... of our barbarous ancestors.
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