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Where a man does his best with only moderate powers, he will have the advantage over negligent superiority.

Jane Austen

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Jane Austen
Age: 101 †
Born: 1775
Born: December 16
Died: 1877
Died: July 24
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Short Story Writer
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Steventon
Hampshire
Moderates
Superiority
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Doe
Best
Negligent
Men
Moderate

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