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Never waste a lie you never know when you may need it.
Mark Twain
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Mark Twain
Age: 74 †
Born: 1835
Born: November 30
Died: 1910
Died: April 21
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A better idea than my own is to listen.
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How empty is theory in the presence of fact!
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