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Remember above all that mental stability comes by examining the contents of the mind, not by avoidence.

Vernon Howard

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Vernon Howard
Age: 74 †
Born: 1918
Born: March 16
Died: 1992
Died: August 23
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Haverhill
Massachusetts
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Mind
Contents
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Stability

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