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The truest end of life is to know the life that never ends.

William Penn

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William Penn
Age: 73 †
Born: 1644
Born: October 14
Died: 1718
Died: July 30
Author
Entrepreneur
Philosopher
Politician
Theologian
London
England
William Penn
Sympathy
Death
Ends
Never
Life
Truest

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