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The measure of a man's success must be according to his ability. The advancement he makes from the station in which he was born gives the degree of his success.
Walter Besant
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Walter Besant
Age: 64 †
Born: 1836
Born: August 14
Died: 1901
Died: June 9
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Portsmouth
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