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There is no such thing as a self-made man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success.

George Matthew Adams

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George Matthew Adams
Age: 84 †
Born: 1878
Born: August 23
Died: 1962
Died: October 29
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It's what each of us sows, and how, that gives us character and prestige. Seeds of kindness, goodwill, and human understanding, planted in fertile soil, spring up into deathless friendships, big deeds of worth, and a memory that will not soon fade out. We are all sowers of seeds-and let us never forget it!
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If we had no regard for others' feelings or fortune, we would grow cold and indifferent to life itself.
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