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That which is called liberality is frequently nothing more than the vanity of giving.

Theodore Parker

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Theodore Parker
Age: 49 †
Born: 1810
Born: August 24
Died: 1860
Died: May 10
Theologian
Lexington
Massachusetts
Liberality
Frequently
Vanity
Called
Nothing
Giving

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