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Be entirely tolerant or not at all follow the good path or the evil one. To stand at the crossroads requires more strength than you possess.

Heinrich Heine

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Heinrich Heine
Age: 58 †
Born: 1797
Born: December 13
Died: 1856
Died: February 17
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