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The past always looks better than it was. It's only pleasant because it isn't here.

~Finley Peter Dunne

Topics: Always Because Better Here Looks Only Past Pleasant Than

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Alcohol is necessary for a man so that he can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed be the facts.

~Finley Peter Dunne

Topics: Alcohol Facts Good Good Opinion He Himself Man Necessary Opinion Undisturbed

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Trust everybody, but cut the cards.

~Finley Peter Dunne

Topics: Cards Cut Everybody Trust

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Comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.

~Finley Peter Dunne

Topics: Afflict Afflicted Comfort Comfortable

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The world is not growing worse and it is not growing better - it is just turning around as usual.

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Topics: Around Better Growing Just Turning Usual World Worse

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A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of the case.

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Topics: Case Does Facts Fanatic He Knew Lord Man Thinks Would

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A lie with a purpose is one of the worst kind, and the most profitable.

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Topics: Kind Lie Most Profitable Purpose Worst

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One of the strangest things about life is that the poor, who need the money the most, are the ones that never have it.

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Topics: About Life Money Most Need Never Poor Strangest Things Who

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There are no friends at cards or world politics.

~Finley Peter Dunne

Topics: Cards Friends No Friends Politics World

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It don't make much difference what you study, so long as you don't like it.

~Finley Peter Dunne

Topics: Difference Like Long Make Much Study You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: July 10th, 1867

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