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You are a vain fellow. You want to be a hero. That is why you do such silly things. A hero!... I don't quite know what that is: but, you see, I imagine that a hero is a man who does what he can. The others do not do it.

Romain Rolland

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Romain Rolland
Age: 78 †
Born: 1866
Born: January 29
Died: 1944
Died: December 30
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