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Samuel Butler Quotes: A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened is as bad as one who does not know how to forget.
         

A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened is as bad as one who does not know how to forget.


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A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened is as bad as one who does not know how to forget.
         



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