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'A man that hoards up riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that carries gold and eats thistles'

Born in Torquay, Devon
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It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the nation - Hilaire Belloc
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Exeter Theatre Royal Fire - 1887, The Battle of the Marne Begins - 1914, First Episode of Porridge - 1974
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