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The greatest thief this world has ever produced is procrastination, and he is still at large.

Josh Billings

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Josh Billings
Age: 67 †
Born: 1818
Born: April 21
Died: 1885
Died: October 14
Humorist
Writer
Lanesboro
Massachusetts
Henry Wheeler Shaw
Still
Thieves
Ever
Produced
Life
Large
World
Motivational
Greatest
Funny
Inspirational
Thief
Stills
Procrastination

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