Quote by: José de Alencar

Praise is a very used, but always new, of surrendering to vanity


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Author Bio


  • NameJosé de Alencar
  • DescriptionLawyer, politician, orator, novelist and dramatist
  • BornMay 1, 1829
  • DiedDecember 12, 1877
  • CountryBrazil
  • ProfessionNovelist; Journalist; Politician; Lawyer; Orator; Literary Critic; Chronicler; Playwright; Autobiographer
  • WorksThe Guarani; Iracema; Ubirajara