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A little scandal is an excellent thing nobody is ever brighter or happier of tongue than when he is making mischief of his neighbors.
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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Excellent
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Nobody
Mischief
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The world never leaves one in ignorance or in peace.
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Scandals are like dandelion seeds--they are arrow-headed, and stick where they fall, and bring forth and multiply fourfold.
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The joy of a strong nature is as cloudless as its suffering is desolate.
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You know the Ark of Israel and the calf of Belial were both made of gold. Religion has never yet changed the metal of her one adoration.
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