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Life is what our character makes it. We fashion it, as a snail does its shell. A man can say: I never made a fortune because it is not in my character to be rich.

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
Character
Snail
Made
Shell
Never
Shells
Men
Fortune
Life
Fashion
Rich
Makes
Doe

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