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The man who cannot endure to have his errors and shortcomings brought to the surface and made known, but tries to hide them, is unfit to walk the highway of truth.

James Allen

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James Allen
Age: 47 †
Born: 1864
Born: November 28
Died: 1912
Died: January 24
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