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Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness possesses you, and in this materialistic age a great many of us are possessed by our possessions.

Peace Pilgrim

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Peace Pilgrim
Age: 72 †
Born: 1908
Born: July 18
Died: 1981
Died: July 7
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Egg Harbor City
New Jersey
Mildred Lisette Norman
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Humanity has only scratched the surface of its real potential.
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