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I hear so many things about who I am supposed to be I hardly know what to believe. I am willing to tell all, but what Is it? Doubtless all these myths and legends will be straightened out eventually, but It may take years.

Will Cuppy

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Will Cuppy
Age: 65 †
Born: 1884
Born: August 23
Died: 1949
Died: September 19
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Auburn
Indiana
William Jacob Cuppy
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My philosophy of life can be summed up in four words: It can't be helped.
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Henry VIII had so many wives because his dynastic sense was very strong whenever he saw a maid of honour.
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They [the Pilgrims] believed in freedom of thought for themselves and for all other people who believed exactly as they did.
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Cæsar might have married her [Cleopatra], but he had a wife at home. There's always something.
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The Ancient Egyptians considered it good luck to meet a swarm of Bees on the road. What they considered bad luck I couldn't say.
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Orangutans teach us that looks are not everything-but warned near it.
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Aristotle taught that the brain exists merely to cool the blood and is not involved in the process of thinking. This is true only of certain persons.
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