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# DeWitt Wallace

(1889–1981)   Publisher

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DeWitt Wallace was a publisher, best known for *The Reader's digest*.

## Quick Facts About DeWitt Wallace

Born November 12, 1889

Died March 30, 1981

Profession Publisher

Notable works The Reader's digest

## About DeWitt Wallace

William Roy DeWitt Wallace, publishing as DeWitt Wallace, was an American magazine publisher.

##  Quotes by DeWitt Wallace

> [The dead carry with them to the grave in their clutched hands only that which they have given away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dewitt-wallace/the-dead-carry-with-them-to-the-grave-in-their-clutched-hands-only/)

DeWitt Wallace

[Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/)

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> [Waste in all its forms is to be abhorred... I deplore giving money to an institution that is careless in its expenditures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dewitt-wallace/waste-in-all-its-forms-is-to-be-abhorred-i-deplore-giving-money-to-an/)

DeWitt Wallace

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/163/dewitt-wallace-68298_careless_waste-in-all-its-forms-is-to-be-abhorred_1258181.png)

> [The final condensation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dewitt-wallace/the-final-condensation/)

DeWitt Wallace

[Beginning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beginning/)

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> [I do believe in the value of ideas—and that eventually they get a man somewhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dewitt-wallace/i-do-believe-in-the-value-of-ideas-and-that-eventually-they-get-a-man/)

DeWitt Wallace

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebf/dewitt-wallace-68298_believe_i-do-believe-in-the-value-of-ideas-and-t_2761870.png)

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