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When we know and love the best we are content to lack the approval of the many.
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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A gentleman does not appear to know more or to be more than those with whom he is thrown into company.
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The exercise of authority is odious, and they who know how to govern, leave it in abeyance as much as possible.
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