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As a comforter, philosophy cannot compete with a good dinner.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Philosophy
Cannot
Good
Comforter
Compete
Dinner
Eating

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