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His past was no more to him than the eggshell is to the eagle.

Margaret Deland

The Wisdom of Fools (1897)

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His past was no more to him than the eggshell is to the eagle.

His past was no more to him than the eggshell is to the eagle.

His past was no more to him than the eggshell is to the eagle.

His past was no more to him than the eggshell is to the eagle.

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Born: February 23, 1857

Died: January 13, 1945 (aged 87)

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