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The friends whom I have are invaluable, and although not numerous they are sufficient for my enjoyment and the texture of my own mind renders me very indifferent to the rest of the world.
George Combe
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George Combe
Age: 69 †
Born: 1788
Born: October 21
Died: 1858
Died: August 14
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Phrenologist
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Edinburgh
Scotland
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Phrenology taught us that the mind thinks by means of the brain, is liable to become fatigued by too long attention, as the locomotive muscles are by too much walking and I therefore proposed to them to take a brief rest.
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