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Intuition, like the rays of the sun, acts only in an inflexibly straight line it can guess right only on condition of never diverting its gaze the freaks of chance disturb it.

Honore de Balzac

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Honore de Balzac
Age: 52 †
Born: 1799
Born: May 20
Died: 1851
Died: August 19
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Balzac
Horace de Saint- Aubin
Onoreh deh Balzaḳ
Lord R'Hoone
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Ūnūrīh dī Balzāk
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Hônôrê đơ Banzăc
Honore de Balzak
de. Balzac
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