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Men think to mend their condition by a change of circumstances. They might as well hope to escape from their shadows.
James Anthony Froude
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James Anthony Froude
Age: 75 †
Born: 1818
Born: April 23
Died: 1894
Died: January 1
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A single seed of fact will produce in a season or two a harvest of calumnies but sensible men will pay no attention to them.
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