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The man who has never been tempted doesn't know how dishonest he is.

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
Tempted
Doesn
Never
Men
Dishonest

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