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Nature is at work. Character and destiny are her handiwork. She gives us love and hate, jealousy and reverence. All that is ours is the power to choose which impulse we shall follow.

David Seabury

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David Seabury
Age: 75 †
Born: 1885
Born: January 1
Died: 1960
Died: April 1
Psychologist
Love
Gives
Shall
Handiwork
Hate
Jealousy
Nature
Reverence
Power
Impulse
Character
Destiny
Giving
Follow
Work
Choose

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