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Things, things, things. Always more things, and success is seen as the abundance of things.

Francis Schaeffer

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Francis Schaeffer
Age: 72 †
Born: 1912
Born: January 30
Died: 1984
Died: May 15
Author
Philosopher
Theologian
Writer
Germantown
Philadelphia
Francis August Schaeffer
Francis A. Schaeffer
Affluence
Abundance
Seen
Success
Always
Things

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