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I have enough for myself, but if I stop work, I have not enough for others.

Pierre Toussaint

I go to a great many places; I go into one house and they cry, cry, cry,—somebody dead. I go into another, and it is all laugh, laugh—they are happy and glad. I go to another, it is all shut up dark, they move very softly, they speak in a whisper,—somebody very sick. I come here it is all, dance and sing, and flowers and wedding dresses. I say nothing; but it makes me think a great deal.

Pierre Toussaint

Pierre Toussaint

Pierre Toussaint

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Born: June 27, 1766

Died: June 30, 1853 (aged 87)

Bio: The Venerable Pierre Toussaint was a former slave from the French colony of Saint-Domingue who was brought to New York City by his owners in 1787. There he eventually gained his freedom and became a noted philanthropist to the poor of the city.

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