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Rich people should consider that they are only trustees for what they posses, and should show their wealth to be more in doing good than merely in having it.

Joseph Hall

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Joseph Hall
Age: 82 †
Born: 1574
Born: July 1
Died: 1656
Died: September 8
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Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Leicestershire
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