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Some folks as they grow older grow wise but most folks simply grow stubborner.

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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
Wise
Grows
Aging
Folks
Older
Grow
Simply

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