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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
Doe
Sorrow
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Grow
Mountaineering
Persons
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Grows
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'If only' is the excuse of the loser 'I can' is the affirmation of the winner.
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This bright new year is given me To live each day with zest To daily grow and try to be My highest and my best!
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