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Don't jump on a man unless he is down.

Finley Peter Dunne

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Finley Peter Dunne
Age: 68 †
Born: 1867
Born: July 10
Died: 1936
Died: April 24
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I care not who makes th' laws iv a nation, if I can get out an injunction.
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You can lade a man up to th' university, but ye can't make him think.
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A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of the case.
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