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A man may live long, and die at last in ignorance of many truths, which his mind was capable of knowing, and that with certainty.

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John Locke
Age: 72 †
Born: 1632
Born: August 29
Died: 1704
Died: October 28
Philosopher
Physician
Politician
Writer
Wrington
Somerset
Ignorance
Many
Long
Capable
Mind
Knowing
Men
Dies
Lasts
Last
Truths
May
Certainty
Live

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