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The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the next worst his health, the next worst his reputation.

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Samuel Butler
Age: 66 †
Born: 1835
Born: December 4
Died: 1902
Died: June 18
Farmer
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Painter
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Poet
Science Fiction Writer
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