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When a small child, I thought that success spelled happiness. I was wrong, happiness is like a butterfly which appears and delights us for one brief moment, but soon flits away.
Anna Pavlova
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Anna Pavlova
Age: 48 †
Born: 1882
Born: February 16
Died: 1931
Died: January 23
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