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To swallow gudgeons ere they're catch'd And count their chickens ere they're hatch'd.

Nicholas Murray Butler

To swallow gudgeons ere they're catch'd And count their chickens ere they're hatch'd.

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About Nicholas Murray Butler

Nicholas Murray Butler (April 2, 1862 – December 7, 1947) was an American philosopher, diplomat, and educator. Butler was president of Columbia University, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, and the late James S. Sherman's replacement as William Howard Taft’s running mate in the 1912 United States presidential election. He was so well-known and respected that The New York Times printed his Christmas greeting to the nation for many years during the 1920s and 1930s.