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Wisdom with an inheritance is good, but wisdom without an inheritance is better than an inheritance without wisdom.

Anne Bradstreet

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Anne Bradstreet
Age: 60 †
Born: 1612
Born: March 20
Died: 1672
Died: September 16
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The world no longer lets me love, My hope and treasure are above.
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When I behold the heavens as in their prime, And then the earth (though old) still clad in green, The stones and trees, insensible of time, Nor age nor wrinkle on their front are seen
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