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The worst thing about some men is that when they are not drunk they are sober.
The worst thing about some men is that when they are not drunk they are sober.
Approximate author period: c. 1902 AD · modern
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- William Butler Yeats
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- Approximate author period: c. 1902 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for W. B. Yeats: life dates 1865 to 1939. Wikidata Q40213, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40213 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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