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The mind sees, the will commands, the man acts. What is it then to act? To act is to produce something. If you have produced nothing--if no result has been the fruit of your will, you have done nothing.

Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire

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Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire
Age: 59 †
Born: 1802
Born: May 12
Died: 1861
Died: November 21
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