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Honore de Balzac Quotes
It is the mark of a great man that he puts to flight all ordinary calculations. He is at once sublime and touching, childlike and of the race of giants.
Honore de Balzac

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Category:
French Novelist Quotes
Date of Birth:
May 20, 1799
Date of Death:
August 18, 1850
Nationality:
French
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