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To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.

Wilson Mizner

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Wilson Mizner
Age: 56 †
Born: 1876
Born: May 19
Died: 1933
Died: April 3
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
Benicia
California
Advice
Wisdom
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Giving
Good
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Profit

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