"It is not what we read, but what……" — Henry Ward Beecher
"It is not what we read, but what we remember, that makes us learned. It is not what we intend, but what we do that makes us useful. It is not a few faint wishes, but a life long struggle, that makes us valiant."
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Henry Ward Beecher
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