For human nature is strange: the less we are inclined to se… - Bolesław Prus

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For human nature is strange: the less we are inclined to self-sacrifice, the more we insist on it in others.

Bolesław Prus

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Bolesław Prus was the pen-name of Aleksander Głowacki (August 20, 1847 – May 19, 1912), a Polish journalist and novelist known as the leading representative of realism in 19th-century Polish literature.

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Alternative Names: Boleslaw Prus • Aleksander Głowacki

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