“What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death to belong to someone else. But what you are will be yours forever.” – Henry Van Dyke
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"What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death to belong to someone else. But what you are will be yours forever." – Henry Van Dyke
"What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death to belong to someone else. But what you are will be yours forever." – Henry Van Dyke
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