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In teaching your child, do not forget that suffering is good too. It makes a person rich in character.

Betty Smith

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Betty Smith
Age: 75 †
Born: 1896
Born: December 15
Died: 1972
Died: January 17
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Brooklyn
New York
Elisabeth Lillian Wehner
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Suffering
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