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Moderation in all things is best, but it's pretty hard to get excited about it.

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Moderation
Excited
Pretty
Best
Hard
Things

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