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The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he cannot learn, feel change, grow or live.
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
Person
Grows
Climbs
Live
Suffering
Risks
Nothing
Learn
Climbing
Feel
Cannot
Avoid
Feels
Change
Mountain
Doe
Sorrow
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Mountaineering
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Servitude
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