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Punctuality is the sole of business.

Thomas Chandler Haliburton

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Thomas Chandler Haliburton
Age: 68 †
Born: 1796
Born: December 17
Died: 1865
Died: August 27
Historian
Judge
Politician
Writer
Windsor
Nova Scotia
Sole
Business
Punctuality

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Wise men, like wine, are best when old pretty women, like bread, are best when young.
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The memory of past favors is like a rainbow, bright, vivid, and beautiful but it soon fades away. The in memory of injuries is engraved on the heart, and remains forever.
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Women forgive injuries, but never forget slights.
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