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A being without an aim in life, or not possessing the requisite concentration of purpose to assist him in resisting temptation, is like a cork floating upon the water, driven hither and thither by every wind that blows.
Karl G. Maeser
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Karl G. Maeser
Age: 73 †
Born: 1828
Born: January 16
Died: 1901
Died: February 15
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Karl Gottfried Maeser
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