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You can end half your troubles immediately by no longer permitting people to tell you what you want.

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Vernon Howard
Age: 74 †
Born: 1918
Born: March 16
Died: 1992
Died: August 23
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Haverhill
Massachusetts
Troubles
Immediately
Longer
Trouble
Half
Tell
Ends
People
Permitting

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