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Small successes are still successes great failures are still failures.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Small
Success
Stills
Still
Great
Successes
Failures
Failure

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