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If only for the sake of elegance, I try to remain morally pure.
Marcel Proust
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Marcel Proust
Age: 51 †
Born: 1871
Born: July 10
Died: 1922
Died: November 18
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For a long time I would go to bed early. [Fr., Longtemps, je me suis couche de bonne heure.]
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