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It is best to live with honor for just a day than with dishonor for many decades better a short lived celestial swan than a century-lived crow.
Sathya Sai Baba
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Sathya Sai Baba
Age: 84 †
Born: 1926
Born: November 23
Died: 2011
Died: April 24
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Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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