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The only way to do something truly important every day is to seek to understand yourself every day.

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
Seek
Truly
Understand
Important
Every
Something
Way

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