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nothing is as conventional as adolescence.
Margaret Deland
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Margaret Deland
Age: 87 †
Born: 1857
Born: February 23
Died: 1945
Died: January 13
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Allegheny
Pennsylvania
Margaretta Wade Campbell
Margaret Wade Campbell Deland
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there couldn't be war, unless lies were believed. War has to be nourished by lies.
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Real divorce takes place without a decree.
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Grandmother belongs to the generation of women who were satisfied to have men retain their vices, if they removed their hats.
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conceit is the devil's horse, and reformers generally ride it when they are in a hurry.
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When two duties jostle each other, one of 'em isn't a duty.
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I've always thought the law ought to put on spectacles, it has mighty poor eyesight once in a while.
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moral vanity is the snare of good people.
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