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As the sea is beautiful not only in calm but also in storm, so is happiness found not only in peace but also in strife.

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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
Calm
Sea
Happiness
Peace
Found
Beautiful
Also
Strife
Storm

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