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Viceis a creature of such heejous mienthat th' more ye see it th' betther ye like it.

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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The only good husbands stay bachelors: They're too considerate to get married.
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It don't make much difference what you study, so long as you don't like it.
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