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It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the most agreeable nor the best to live with.

Henry Van Dyke

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Henry Van Dyke
Age: 80 †
Born: 1852
Born: November 10
Died: 1933
Died: April 10
Diplomat
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Writer
Germantown
Philadelphia
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Best
Live
Always
People
Agreeable
Environmental
Rivers
Greatest

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