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We Are All Clever Enough At Envying A Famous Man While He Is Yet Alive, And At Praising Him When He Is Dead.
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We are all clever enough at envying a famous man while he is yet alive,
and at praising him when he is dead.
-- Mimnermus (Tragedian)
-- Frag. 1
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God is not dead! He's alive and autographing bibles at Cody's...
God is not dead! He's alive and autographing Bibles at Cody's!
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