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It needs as much generosity to take as to give.

Ivan Panin

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Ivan Panin
Age: 86 †
Born: 1855
Born: December 12
Died: 1942
Died: October 30
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Tsarist Russia
Ivan Nikolayevich Panin
Generosity
Generous
Give
Take
Giving
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Much

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