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No man, with a man's heart in him gets far on his way without some bitter, soul-searching disappointment. Happy is he who is brave enough to push on to another stage of the journey.
John Mason Brown
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John Mason Brown
Age: 68 †
Born: 1900
Born: July 3
Died: 1969
Died: March 16
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