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Among giants, try and be a dwarf among dwarfs, try and be a giant but among equals, try and be an equal
Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
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Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
Age: 57 †
Born: 1909
Born: March 6
Died: 1966
Died: May 7
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Lemberg
Austria
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