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Nations and men are only the best when they are the gladdest, and deserve heaven when they enjoy it.

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Jean Paul
Age: 62 †
Born: 1763
Born: March 21
Died: 1825
Died: November 14
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Johann Paul Friedrich Richter
Jean Paul Richter
Zhen Polʹ Friderik Rikhter
Jean Paul
Johann Paul Richter
Men
Gladdest
Gladness
Deserve
Nations
Heaven
Enjoy
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