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The days are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?

Margaret Gatty

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Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. With Major Major it had been all three. Based on quote from Shakespeare, Twelfth Night Act II, scene v: Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.
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Margaret Gatty

Margaret Gatty

Born: June 3, 1809
Died: October 4, 1873 (aged 64)
Bio: Margaret Gatty was an English children's author and writer on marine biology.
Known for:
  1. Parables From Nature (1855)
  2. The Book of Sun-Dials (1872)
  3. A Key to Tennyson's 'In Memoriam'

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