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Man is not what he thinks he is, but what he thinks, he is.

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Elbert Hubbard
Age: 58 †
Born: 1856
Born: June 19
Died: 1915
Died: May 7
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A woman will doubt everything you say except it be compliments to herself.
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Christianity supplies a Hell for the people who disagree with you and a Heaven for your friends.
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