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A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.
Anthony Trollope
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Anthony Trollope
Age: 67 †
Born: 1815
Born: April 24
Died: 1882
Died: December 6
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But facts always convince, and another man's opinion rarely convinces.
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