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Old maids sweeten their tea with scandal.

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It's not only the most difficult thing to know one's self, but the most inconvenient.

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The man whose only pleasure in life is making money, weighs less on the moral scale than an angleworm.

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Man was created a little lower than the angels and has been getting a little lower ever since.

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It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his own estimation, and yours too.

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It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.

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No one can disgrace us but ourselves.

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Love is said to be blind, but I know some fellows in love who can see twice as much in their sweethearts as I do.

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There are people who are always anticipating trouble, and in this way they manage to enjoy many sorrows that never really happen to them.

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Woman's influence is powerful, especially when she wants something.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Comedian

Born: April 21st, 1818

Died: October 14th, 1885

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