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noun • influential German idealist philosopher (1724-1804) | ||||
| 32% | 13 | Famous for his quote 'Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.' | ||
noun • a playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France; wrote plays for the theater of the absurd (1906-1989) | ||||
| 32% | 7 | Crooked practitioner retiring to crooked rest | ||
noun • a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods | ||||
Philosopher Who Wrote Out Of The Crooked Timber Of Humanity No Straight Thing Was Ever Made
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