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Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace. The brightest thunder-bolt is elicited from the darkest storm.
Charles Caleb Colton
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Charles Caleb Colton
Died: 1832
Died: January 1
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When millions applaud you seriously ask yourself what harm you have done and when they disapprove you, what good.
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