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As the flint contains the spark, unknown to itself, which the steel alone can awaken to life, so adversity often reveals to us hidden gems, which prosperity or negligence would forever have hidden.

Josh Billings

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Josh Billings
Age: 67 †
Born: 1818
Born: April 21
Died: 1885
Died: October 14
Humorist
Writer
Lanesboro
Massachusetts
Henry Wheeler Shaw
Forever
Contains
Often
Sparks
Would
Steel
Flint
Life
Hidden
Negligence
Unknown
Gems
Adversity
Awaken
Prosperity
Spark
Alone
Reveals

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