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But, of course only morons would ever think or speak of themselves as intellectuals. That's why they all look so sad.

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Ellen Glasgow
Age: 71 †
Born: 1874
Born: April 22
Died: 1945
Died: November 21
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Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
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though pleasure may be purchasable, happiness cannot be bought for a price.
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nations decay from within more often than they surrender to outward assault.
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