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A reasonable probability is the only certainty.

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E. W. Howe
Age: 84 †
Born: 1853
Born: May 3
Died: 1937
Died: October 3
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Journalist
Novelist
Edgar Watson Howe
Probability
Reasonable
Certainty
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Abuse a man unjustly, and you will make friends for him.
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The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship.
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