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No one is promiscuous in his way of dying. A man who has decided to hang himself will never jump in front of a train.

Amos Bronson Alcott

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Amos Bronson Alcott
Age: 88 †
Born: 1799
Born: November 29
Died: 1888
Died: March 4
Philosopher
Poet
Teacher
Writer
Bronson Alcott
Men
Train
Fronts
Front
Decided
Dying
Promiscuous
Decision
Jump
Way
Hang
Never
Suicide

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