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A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.

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Wilson Mizner
Age: 56 †
Born: 1876
Born: May 19
Died: 1933
Died: April 3
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Benicia
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To my embarrassment I was born in bed with a lady.
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I can usually judge a fellow by what he laughs at.
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Hollywood is a sewer with service from the Ritz Carlton.
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What feeling is so nice as a child's hand in yours? So small, so soft and warm, like a kitten huddling in the shelter of your clasp.
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Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.
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A slave has but one master. An ambition man, has as many as there are people who helped him get his fortune.
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