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Compromise, if not the spice of life, is its solidity. It is what makes nations great and marriages happy
Phyllis McGinley
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Phyllis McGinley
Age: 72 †
Born: 1905
Born: March 21
Died: 1978
Died: February 22
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Nothing fails like success nothing is so defeated as yesterday's triumphant Cause.
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Wherever conversation's flowing, / Why must I feel it falls on me / To keep things going?
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