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You can't tell what a man is like or what he is thinking when you are looking at him. You must get around behind him and see what he has been looking at.

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Will Rogers
Age: 55 †
Born: 1879
Born: November 4
Died: 1935
Died: August 15
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Do the best you can, and don't take life too serious.
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