“Human love is often but the encounter of two weaknesses.”
Quote by Francois Mauriac
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Francois Mauriac
French author born on October 11, 1885, and died on September 1, 1970. Francois Mauriac is known for his profound religious and moral themes and is considered an important figure in 20th-century French literature. more
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