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He that respects himself is safe from others. He wears a coat of mail that none can pierce.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Age: 75 †
Born: 1807
Born: January 1
Died: 1882
Died: March 24
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Oh the long and dreary Winter! Oh the cold and cruel Winter!
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So Nature deals with us, and takes away Our playthings one by one, and by the hand Leads us to rest.
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I cannot believe any man can be perfectly well in body, who has much labor of the mind to perform.
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