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Those who cannot think, have, in my opinion, a necessity (which goes very far towards creating a right) for amusement.

Sarah Josepha Hale

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Sarah Josepha Hale
Age: 90 †
Born: 1788
Born: October 24
Died: 1879
Died: April 30
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And evermore the waters worship God-- And bards and prophets tune their mystic lyres While listening to the music of the waves!
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self-control, in every station and to every individual, is indispensable, if people would retain that equanimity of mind, which, depending on self-respect, is the essential of contentment and happiness.
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