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Lose yourself in generous service and every day can be a most unusual day, a triumphant day, an abundantly rewarding day!

William Arthur Ward

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William Arthur Ward
Age: 72 †
Born: 1921
Born: December 17
Died: 1994
Died: March 30
Writer
Louisiana
United States
Every
Triumphant
Rewarding
Unusual
Generosity
Generous
Service
Lose
Loses
Abundantly

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