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The only way to retain love is to give it away.
Elbert Hubbard
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Elbert Hubbard
Age: 58 †
Born: 1856
Born: June 19
Died: 1915
Died: May 7
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Bloomington
Illinois
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Charity: a thing that begins at home, and usually stays there.
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