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Finley Peter Dunne Quotes: There aint any news in being good. You might write the doings of all the convents of the world on the back of a postage stamp, and have room to spare.
         

There aint any news in being good. You might write the doings of all the convents of the world on the back of a postage stamp, and have room to spare.


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What is instinct? It is the natural tendency in one when filled with dismay to turn to his wife.



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An appeal is when you ask one court to show its contempt for another court.



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