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She was short on intellect, but long on shape.
George Ade
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George Ade
Age: 78 †
Born: 1866
Born: February 7
Died: 1944
Died: May 16
Film Director
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Kentland
Indiana
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If a man does not go about his work with enthusiasm, it means that he has not yet found a work that he likes. Every mortal is a busy bee when he comes to the task that Destiny has set aside for him.
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A good jolly is worth what you pay for it.
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Moral: It all depends.
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Adversity often hatches out the true nobility of character.
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A friend who is near and dear may in time become as useless as a relative.
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The first sign of extravagance is to buy trousers that one does not need.
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It isn't how long you stick around but what you put over while you are here.
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A rolling stone gathers no moss and therefore will not be derided as a moss-back. Roll as much as possible.
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As the twig is bent the tree is inclined.
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Mark Twain said (particularly about Pink Marsh): I have been reading him again, and my admiration overflows all limits. ... How effortless the limning! It is as if the work did itself, without help of the master's hand.
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