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Herman Melville

(1819—1891)

U.S. novelist

Better sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.

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James Russell Lowell

(1819-1891), US poet Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this--that you are dreadfully like other people. www.english-slang.com

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[of course] {adv. phr.} 1. As you would expect; naturally. * /Bob hit Herman, and Herman hit him back, of course./ * /The rain came pouring down, and of course […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Ernest Hemingway

(1899-1961) U.S. novelist Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. www.english-slang.com

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