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Giving advice isn't as risky as people say. Few ever take it anyway.

William Feather

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William Feather
Age: 91 †
Born: 1889
Born: August 25
Died: 1981
Died: January 7
Author
Writer
Jamestown
New York
Advice
Ever
Take
Giving
People
Risky
Anyway

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