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“To say that God has given a man many and great talents frequently means that he has brought his heavens down within reach of his hands.” quote by Henry David Thoreau — Download Open image

“To say that God has given a man many and great talents frequently means that he has brought his heavens down within reach of his hands.”

Henry David Thoreau

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