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Those having the most time to devote to a line of endeavor usually become the most proficient.
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
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Where ignorance is not bliss, get wise!
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If you have to be burned at the stake, be a good fellow and collect your own fire-wood.
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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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