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Age is opportunity no less than youth itself.
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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Don't cross the bridge til you come to it.
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