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The art of life consists in taking each event which befalls us with a contented mind, confident of good. ... With this method ... rejoice always, though in the midst of sorrows, and possess all things, though destitute of everything.

James Freeman Clarke

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James Freeman Clarke
Age: 78 †
Born: 1810
Born: April 4
Died: 1888
Died: June 8
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