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There is no satisfaction that can compare with looking back across the years and finding you've grown in self-control, judgment, generosity, and unselfishness.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Age: 68 †
Born: 1850
Born: November 5
Died: 1919
Died: October 30
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Janesville
Wisconsin
Control
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Looking
Compare
Back
Grown
Self
Satisfaction
Years
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Finding
Across
Judgment
Unselfishness

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Thou canst not force my soul to wish thee ill, That is the only evil that can kill.
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