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There are two kinds of weakness, that which breaks and that which bends.
James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell
Born: Feb 22, 1819
Died: Aug 12, 1891

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Bends, Weakness, Kinds, Which, Breaks, Two

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There are two kinds of weakness, that which breaks and that which bends. James Russell Lowell
Bends Weakness Kinds Which Breaks Two

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