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Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it.

Richard Whately

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Richard Whately
Age: 76 †
Born: 1787
Born: February 1
Died: 1863
Died: October 8
Economist
Philosopher
Priest
Theologian
London
England
Spend
Lose
Loses
Morning
Isolation
Looking
Breakfast
Hours
Waking
Hour
Losing

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