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A man seldom thinks of marrying when he meets his ideal woman he waits until he gets the marrying fever and then idealizes the first woman he happens to meet.

Helen Rowland

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Helen Rowland
Age: 74 †
Born: 1875
Born: January 1
Died: 1950
Died: January 1
Humorist
Journalist
Happens
Seldom
Firsts
Ideal
First
Thinks
Men
Ideals
Thinking
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Waits
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Marrying
Waiting
Meets
Woman
Fever

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