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The universality of a custom is pledge of its worth.

Agnes Repplier

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Agnes Repplier
Age: 92 †
Born: 1858
Born: April 1
Died: 1950
Died: December 15
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Universality
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Pledge
Customs
Worth

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Wit is as infinite as love, and a deal more lasting in its qualities.
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Philadelphians are every whit as mediocre as their neighbors, but they seldom encourage each other in mediocrity by giving it a more agreeable name.
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