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“The rich man can afford to be happy and wise; the poor man is wiser still, for he understands sadness.”

Quote by William Henry Chase

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William Henry Chase

William Henry Chase, born on June 4, 1798, and died in 1870, was an individual whose profession and category are unknown. more

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