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Finley Peter Dunne Quotes: Vice goes a long way tow'rd makin' life bearable. A little vice now an' thin is relished by th' best iv men.
         

Vice goes a long way tow'rd makin' life bearable. A little vice now an' thin is relished by th' best iv men.


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Vice goes a long way tow'rd makin' life bearable. A little vice now an' thin is relished by th' best iv men.
         



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