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If there were nothing else to trouble us, the fate of the flowers would make us sad.
John Lancaster Spalding
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John Lancaster Spalding
Age: 76 †
Born: 1840
Born: June 2
Died: 1916
Died: August 25
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Catholic Priest
Lebanon
Kentucky
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In giving us dominion over the animal kingdom God has signified His will that we subdue the beast within ourselves.
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