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If you lack knowledge, go to school. If you lack wisdom, get on your knees.

Vance Havner

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Vance Havner
Age: 77 †
Born: 1886
Born: February 16
Died: 1963
Died: May 2
Clergyman
Literary Critic
Literary Historian
Plainfield
New Jersey
Wisdom
Knowledge
Christian
School
Knees
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