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Conceit is a privilege of the ignorant the wise man is humble because he knows how little he knows.

Isabel Allende

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Isabel Allende
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: August 2
Journalist
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
City of the Kings
Isabel Allende Llona
Conceit
Ignorant
Privilege
Humble
Wise
Littles
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