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It is the sternest philosophy, but on the whole the truest, that, in the wide arena of the world, failure and success are not accidents, as we so frequently suppose, but the strictest justice.

Alexander Smith

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Alexander Smith
Age: 36 †
Born: 1830
Born: December 31
Died: 1867
Died: January 5
Poet
Cille Mheàrnaig
Philosophy
Strictest
Justice
Truest
Success
Arena
Whole
Frequently
World
Accidents
Suppose
Wide
Failure
Sternest

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