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Ridicule has followed the vestiges of truth, but never usurped her place.
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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Warwick
Warwickshire
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All schools of philosophy, and almost all authors, are rather to be frequented for exercise than for weight.
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