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We all carry it within us: supreme strength, the fullness of wisdom, unquenchable joy. It is never thwarted, and cannot be destroyed.

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Huston Smith
Age: 97 †
Born: 1919
Born: May 31
Died: 2016
Died: December 30
Philosopher
Professor
Soochow
Huston Cummings Smith
Joy
Wisdom
Unquenchable
Within
Thwarted
Cannot
Fullness
Never
Destroyed
Supreme
Carry
Strength

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