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'A woman, the more curious she is about her face, is commonly the more careless about her house.'

'Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need.'

'He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master'

'He threatens many that hath injured one'

'Talking is the disease of age.'

'True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.'

Born in Westminster, London
Died in London
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Men do less than they ought, unless they do all that they can. - Thomas Carlyle
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Drake Starts round the world voyage - 1577, Battle of Alton - 1643, Battle of the River Plate - 1939, Jackanory First Broadcast - 1965
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