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A true philosopher is beyond the reach of fortune.

Walter Savage Landor

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Walter Savage Landor
Age: 89 †
Born: 1775
Born: January 30
Died: 1864
Died: September 17
Poet
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Warwick
Warwickshire
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Beyond
True
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Fortune

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Let a gentleman be known to have been cheated of twenty pounds, and it costs him forty a-year for the remainder of his life.
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The deafest man can hear praise, and is slow to think any an excess.
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The eyes of critics, whether in commending or carping, are both on one side, like a turbot's.
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