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I learned 30 years ago that it is foolish to scold. I have enough trouble overcoming my own limitations without fretting over the fact that God has not seen fit to distribute evenly the gift of intelligence.

John Wanamaker

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John Wanamaker
Age: 84 †
Born: 1838
Born: July 11
Died: 1922
Died: December 12
Merchant
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
J. Wanamaker
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