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Quote by George Eliot
Tis God gives skill, but not without mens hand: He could not make

Tis God gives skill, but not without mens hand: He could not make Antonio Stradivariuss violins without Antonio. – George Eliot

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Our deeds still travel with us from afar, and what we have been makes us what we are. – George Eliot

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