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Grief or misfortune seems to be indispensable to the development of intelligence, energy, and virtue.

Grief or misfortune seems to be indispensable to the development of intelligence, energy, and virtue.
Fearon (identity unresolved)

In print by 1893 AD · industrial

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Fearon (identity unresolved)
Attribution: unknown
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Historical period
In print by 1893 AD · industrial
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Recorded source
Dictionary of Quotations (1893) (1893 AD)

Printed citation: Fearon. · page_136

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