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To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

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Jose Bergamin
Age: 87 †
Born: 1895
Born: December 30
Died: 1983
Died: August 28
Essayist
Poet
Writer
Madrid
Spain
José Bergamín y Gutiérrez
Jose Bergamin
Jose Bergamin y Gutierrez
Prepared
Failing
Ready
Success
Fail

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