"Never call an accountant a credit to his profession; a good accountant is a debit to his profession."

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"Never call an accountant a credit to his profession; a good accountant is a debit to his profession."

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"In the shallow parts of many Swiss lakes, where there is a depth of no more than from 5 to 15 feet of water, ancient wooden piles are observed at the bottom sometimes worn down to the surface of the mud, sometimes projecting slightly above it."

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"No tools have yet been met with in any of the gravels occurring at the higher levels of the valley of the Seine; but no importance can be attached to this negative fact, as so little search has yet been made for them."

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