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The pessimist borrows trouble the optimists lend encouragement.
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
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We are most like beasts when we kill. We are most like men when we judge. We are most like God when we forgive.
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'If only' is the excuse of the loser 'I can' is the affirmation of the winner.
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