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The man who gets bit twice by the same dog is better adapted for that kind of business than any other.

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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
Kind
Men
Adapted
Twice
Dog
Gets
Bits
Business
Better

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