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Kindness eases everything almost as much as money does.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Ease
Kindness
Almost
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Money
Doe
Everything
Much
Eases

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