“There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.” – Henry Van Dyke
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"There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher." – Henry Van Dyke
"There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher." – Henry Van Dyke
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