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If you want to know how little your dignity is worth, take it to the pawnbroker.

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Evan Esar
Age: 95 †
Born: 1899
Born: January 1
Died: 1995
Died: January 1
American Humorist
Humorist
Dignity
Worth
Littles
Little
Take

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