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Even virtue is an art and even its devotees are divided into those who practise it and those who are merely amateurs.
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
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Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Age: 86 †
Born: 1830
Born: January 1
Died: 1916
Died: January 1
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