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The greatest failure is the failure to try.

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
Failure
Inspiration
Learning
Greatest
Trying
Life

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