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Men seek fame and high places only to learn that they were happier in obscurity

Vance Havner

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Vance Havner
Age: 77 †
Born: 1886
Born: February 16
Died: 1963
Died: May 2
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Our Lord sent His disciples out as sheep among wolves now the wolves are being invited into the sheepfold.
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