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Patient perseverance in well doing is infinitely harder than a sudden and impulsive self-sacrifice.

Horace Mann

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Horace Mann
Age: 63 †
Born: 1796
Born: May 4
Died: 1859
Died: August 2
American Politician
Lawyer
Politician
University Teacher
Franklin
Massachusetts
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Wells
Well
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Infinitely
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Perseverance
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