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I know I could never forgive myself if I elected to live without humane purpose, without trying to help the poor and unfortunate, without recognizing that perhaps the purest joy in life comes with trying to help others.

Arthur Ashe

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Arthur Ashe
Age: 49 †
Born: 1943
Born: July 10
Died: 1993
Died: February 6
Military Officer
Tennis Player
Richmond
Virginia
Arthur Robert Ashe
Jr.
Life
Purpose
Elected
Comes
Unfortunate
Helping
Forgive
Others
Forgiving
Live
Perhaps
Without
Joy
Purest
Trying
Poor
Humane
Never
Help
Recognizing

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