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Man is not free to refuse to do the thing which gives him more pleasure than any other conceivable action.
Stendhal
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Stendhal
Age: 59 †
Born: 1783
Born: January 23
Died: 1842
Died: March 23
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Marie-Henri Beyle
Henri Beyle
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