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One may speak Latin and have but the mind of a peasant.
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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Lebanon
Kentucky
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Solitude is unbearable for those who can not bear themselves.
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Few know the joys that spring from a disinterested curiosity. It is like a cheerful spirit that leads us through worlds filled with what is true and fair, which we admire and love because it is true and fair.
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The common man is impelled and controlled by interests the superior, by ideas.
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If thy friends tire of thee, remember that it is human to tire of everything.
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