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James Thurber Quotes: This is the posture of fortunes slave: one foot in the gravy, one foot in the grave.
         

This is the posture of fortunes slave: one foot in the gravy, one foot in the grave.


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This page presents the quote "This is the posture of fortunes slave: one foot in the gravy, one foot in the grave.". Author of this quote is James Thurber. This quote is about feet, slave, gravy, posture, ambition,.