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A dollar saved is a dollar earned but seldom vice versa.

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Evan Esar
Age: 95 †
Born: 1899
Born: January 1
Died: 1995
Died: January 1
American Humorist
Humorist
Dollar
Seldom
Vice
Vices
Saved
Dollars
Versa
Earned
Cynicism

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