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Youcanfooltoomanyofthepeopletoomuchofthetime. See Lincoln 510:35.

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James Thurber
Age: 66 †
Born: 1894
Born: December 18
Died: 1961
Died: November 2
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Women are wiser than men because they know less and understand more.
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