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Most people put off till tomorrow that which they should have done yesterday.

E. W. Howe

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E. W. Howe
Age: 84 †
Born: 1853
Born: May 3
Died: 1937
Died: October 3
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Edgar Watson Howe
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A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country
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It is a matter of regret that many low, mean suspicions turn out to be well founded.
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Youth is about the only thing worth having, and that is about the only thing youth has.
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