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The regard one shows economy, is like that we show an old aunt who is to leave us something at last.

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William Shenstone
Age: 48 †
Born: 1714
Born: November 18
Died: 1763
Died: February 11
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Every single instance of a friend's insincerity increases our dependence on the efficacy of money.
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