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Cats like men are flatterers.
Walter Savage Landor
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Walter Savage Landor
Age: 89 †
Born: 1775
Born: January 30
Died: 1864
Died: September 17
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He who brings ridicule to bear against truth finds in his hand a blade without a hilt.
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There are proud men of so much delicacy that it almost conceals their pride, and perfectly excuses it.
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