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I hope, if you should live to grow up, you will endeavour to be very useful and not spend all your time in pleasing yourself.

Source: Letter to her children, 13 Feb 1813; found at www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/REfry.htm
-- Elizabeth Fry, (May 21 1780-1845), English social reformer, philanthropist; She was one of the chief promoters of prison reform in Europe, who also helped to improve the British hospital system.

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