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Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give.

William Arthur Ward

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William Arthur Ward
Age: 72 †
Born: 1921
Born: December 17
Died: 1994
Died: March 30
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Louisiana
United States
Thinking
Business
Praying
Quitting
Earning
Write
Spend
Riches
Retiring
Money
Motivational
Forgive
Invest
Give
Listen
Planning
Earn
Giving
Wealth
Forgiving
Retirement
Writing
Waiting
Pray
Criticize
Investigating
Trying
Dies
Save
Quit
Investigate
Think
Speak
Wait
Perseverance
Retire

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