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Persistence prevails, like a stream that is temporarily blocked by boulders and then collects force enough to overflow onward.

Vernon Howard

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Vernon Howard
Age: 74 †
Born: 1918
Born: March 16
Died: 1992
Died: August 23
Author
Writer
Haverhill
Massachusetts
Streams
Boulders
Perseverance
Prevails
Force
Temporarily
Enough
Onward
Mind
Overflow
Like
Blocked
Stream
Persistence
Collects

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