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If a man does not go about his work with enthusiasm, it means that he has not yet found a work that he likes. Every mortal is a busy bee when he comes to the task that Destiny has set aside for him.

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George Ade
Age: 78 †
Born: 1866
Born: February 7
Died: 1944
Died: May 16
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