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A funeral eulogy is a belated plea for the defense delivered after the evidence is all in.

~ Irvin S. Cobb

After Defense Delivered Eulogy Evidence Funeral Plea

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A good storyteller is a person with a good memory and hopes other people haven't.

~ Irvin S. Cobb

Good Good Memory Hopes Memory Other People Person Storyteller

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A woman may have a witty tongue or a stinging pen but she will never laugh at her own individual shortcomings.

~ Irvin S. Cobb

Her Individual Laugh May Never Own Pen She Shortcomings Tongue Will Witty Woman

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An epitaph is a belated advertisement for a line of goods that has been discontinued.

~ Irvin S. Cobb

Advertisement Been Epitaph Goods Has-Been Line

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As I understand it, sport is hard work for which you do not get paid.

~ Irvin S. Cobb

Get Hard Hard Work Paid Sport Understand Which Work You

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Humor is merely tragedy standing on its head with its pants torn.

~ Irvin S. Cobb

Head Humor Merely Pants Standing Torn Tragedy

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I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial.

~ Irvin S. Cobb

About His Hope Illness Just Learned Nothing Trivial

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If writers were good businessmen, they'd have too much sense to be writers.

~ Irvin S. Cobb

Businessmen Good Much Sense Too Too Much Were Writers

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Middle age: when you begin to exchange your emotions for symptoms.

~ Irvin S. Cobb

Age Begin Emotions Exchange Middle Middle Age Symptoms You Your

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Irvin S. Cobb

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Journalist

BirthDate

23 June, 1876

DeathDate

11 March, 1944

Country

United States

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