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He who cannot rest, cannot work he who cannot let go, cannot hold on he who cannot find footing, cannot go forward.
Harry Emerson Fosdick
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Harry Emerson Fosdick
Age: 91 †
Born: 1878
Born: May 24
Died: 1969
Died: October 5
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