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Alas! we are the sport of destiny.
William Makepeace Thackeray
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William Makepeace Thackeray
Age: 52 †
Born: 1811
Born: July 18
Died: 1863
Died: December 24
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Not only is the world informed of everything about you, but of a great deal more.
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Kindnesses are easily forgotten but injuries! what worthy man does not keep those in mind?
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A crow, who had flown away with a cheese from a dairy window, sate perched on a tree looking down at a great big frog in a pool underneath him.
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To be thought rich is as good as to be rich.
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