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Better to have beasts that let themselves be killed than men who run away.
Jean-Paul Sartre
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Jean-Paul Sartre
Age: 74 †
Born: 1905
Born: January 1
Died: 1980
Died: January 1
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What the painter adds to the canvas are the days of his life. The adventure of living, hurtling toward death.
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