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“There is a fatality about unkept good resolutions. They are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account.”

Quote by Sterling W Sill

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Sterling W Sill
Sterling W Sill

Sterling W. Sill was an American author renowned for his contributions to Western literature. Born on March 31, 1903, and passing away on May 25, 1994, Sill's writing often captured the spirit of individualism and the cultural terrain of the American West. more

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