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The secret of great fortunes with no apparent source is a forgotten crime.
Often misquoted as: Behind every great fortune there is a crime.
Honoré de Balzac
Le Père Goriot (1835).
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Honoré de Balzac
Born:
May 20, 1799
Died:
August 18, 1850
(aged 51)
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