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In heaven an angel is nobody in particular.
George Bernard Shaw
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George Bernard Shaw
Age: 94 †
Born: 1856
Born: July 26
Died: 1950
Died: November 2
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Money is the counter that enables life to be lived socially it is life as truly as sovereigns and banknotes are money.
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Orchestras only need to be sworn at, and a German is consequently at an advantage with them, as English profanity, except in America, has not gone beyond a limited technology of perdition.
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Do not do unto others as you expect they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.
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