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... And husband nature's riches from expense;
They are the lords and owners of their faces,
Others, but stewards of their excellence.
The summer's flower is to the summer sweet,
Though to itself it only live and die;
But if that flower with base infection meet,
The basest weed outbraves his dignity:
For sweetest things turn sourest by their deeds;
Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds.
_William Shakespeare._
CHARACTER OF A HAPPY LIFE
I'd rather be right than President. 
" said Henry Clay. It is to men who
are animated by this spirit that the greatest satisfaction in life
comes. For true blessedness does not lie far off and above us. It is
close at hand. Booker T. Washington once told a story of a ship that had
exhausted its supply of fresh water and signaled its need to a passing
vessel. The reply was, "Send down your buckets where you are." Thinking
there was some misunderstanding, the captain repeated his signal, only
to be answered as before. This...
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Henry Clay (April 12, 1777 in Hanover County, Virginia June 29, 1852 in Washington, D.C.) was an American statesman and orator who served in both the House of Representatives and Senate. He also made five failed bids for the presidency, but was nevertheless extremely influential in U.S. politics. He was known as the "Western Star" and the "Millboy of the Slashes". He was a dominant figure of the Second Party System from the 1820s to his death. · Can we improve this biography? Post your version
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