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'Man is nature's sole mistake.'
'My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.'
'When everyone is somebody, then no one's anybody.'
'You have no idea what a poor opinion I have of myself and how little I deserve it'
'Deer hunting would be a fine sport if only the deer had guns'
Born in Covent Garden, London
Died in Harrow, London
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