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Be modest! It is the kind of pride least likely to offend.

Jules Renard

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Jules Renard
Age: 43 †
Born: 1867
Born: January 1
Died: 1910
Died: May 24
Aphorist
Author
Diarist
Literary Critic
Novelist
Playwright
Poet
Writer
Chalons-du-Maine
Pierre-Jules Renard
Humility
Pride
Least
Inspirational
Kind
Life
Offend
Modest
Likely

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