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I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Machado de Assis
Born: June 21, 1839
Died: September 29, 1908 (aged 69)
Bio: Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, often known by his surnames as Machado de Assis, Machado, or Bruxo do Cosme Velho, was a Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer.
Known for:
- Dom Casmurro (1899)
- The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas (1881)
- O alienista (1881)
- Quincas Borba (1891)
- Helena (1876)
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