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Humility makes a man richer than other men, and it makes a man judge himself the poorest among men.

Thomas Brooks

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Thomas Brooks
Age: 77 †
Born: 1880
Born: July 7
Died: 1958
Died: February 15
Politician
Thurgoland
South Yorkshire
Thomas Judson Brooks
Richer
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Humility
Judging
Among
Makes
Men
Poorest

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