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When you discover the wonder of giving, you will wonder how you could have lived so long in any other way.

Norman Vincent Peale

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Norman Vincent Peale
Age: 95 †
Born: 1898
Born: May 31
Died: 1993
Died: December 24
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Psychologist
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Giving
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Lived
Wonder

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