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Luck enters into every contingency. You are a fool if you forget it -- and a greater fool if you count upon it.

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Phyllis Bottome
Age: 81 †
Born: 1882
Born: May 31
Died: 1963
Died: August 22
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Phyllis Forbes Dennis
Greater
Forget
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Every
Contingency
Enters
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Luck
Fool

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