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Filth is always a sign of weakness - in the mouth of the user and in the mind of the writer.
Sydney J. Harris
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Sydney J. Harris
Age: 69 †
Born: 1917
Born: September 14
Died: 1986
Died: December 8
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London
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Sydney Harris
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