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Great men always have dogs.
Ouida
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Ouida
Age: 69 †
Born: 1839
Born: January 1
Died: 1908
Died: January 25
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Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
Marie Louise de la Ramée
Marie Louise Ramé
Marie Louise de la Ramee
Marie Louise Rame
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Charity is a flower not naturally of earthly growth, and it needs manuring with a promise of profit.
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The heart of silver falls ever into the hands of brass. The sensitive herb is eaten as grass by the swine.
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Indifference is the invisible giant of the world.
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