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Woman is the heart of humanity ... its grace, ornament, and solace.

Samuel Smiles

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Samuel Smiles
Age: 91 †
Born: 1812
Born: December 23
Died: 1904
Died: April 16
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Philosopher
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Haddington
East Lothian
Women
Heart
Ornament
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Grace
Humanity
Woman

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Sympathy is the golden key that unlocks the hearts of others.
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One might almost fear, writes a thoughtful woman, seeing how the women of to-day are lightly stirred up to run after some new fashion or faith, that heaven is not so near to them as it was to their mothers and grandmothers.
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