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Life without absorbing occupation is hell joy consists in forgetting life.
Elbert Hubbard
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Elbert Hubbard
Age: 58 †
Born: 1856
Born: June 19
Died: 1915
Died: May 7
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A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.
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I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.
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A little more patience, a little more charity for all, a little more devotion, a little more love with less bowing down to the past, and a silent ignoring of pretended authority brave looking forward to the future with more faith in our fellows, and the race will be ripe for a great burst of light and life.
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