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It is never wise to try to appear to be more clever than you are. It is sometimes wise to appear slightly less so.

William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw

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William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw
Age: 81 †
Born: 1918
Born: June 28
Died: 1999
Died: July 1
Politician
Edinburgh
Scotland
William Whitelaw
1st Viscount Whitelaw
William Stephen Ian Whitelaw
William Whitelaw
Trying
Never
Slightly
Clever
Appear
Wise
Wisdom
Less
Sometimes

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