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Many a man in love with a dimple makes the mistake of marrying the whole girl.

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He flung himself from the room, flung himself upon his horse and rode madly off in all directions.

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In ancient times they had no statistics so they had to fall back on lies.

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There are two things in ordinary conversation which ordinary people dislike - information and wit.

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The landlady of a boarding-house is a parallelogram - that is, an oblong angular figure, which cannot be described, but which is equal to anything.

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A sportsman is a man who every now and then, simply has to get out and kill something.

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I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.

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It is to be observed that 'angling' is the name given to fishing by people who can't fish.

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Men are able to trust one another, knowing the exact degree of dishonesty they are entitled to expect.

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It's called political economy because it is has nothing to do with either politics or economy.

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Economist

Born: December 30th, 1869

Died: March 28th, 1944

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