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Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn, and you will.

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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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Walking
Inspirational
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Something
Walks
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Hospitality
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It is wise to seek immortality for time defeats all other ambitions.
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