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Every person has two educations, one which he receives from others, and one, more important, which he gives to himself.
Every person has two educations, one which he receives from others, and one, more important, which he gives to himself.
Approximate author period: c. 1765 AD · early modern
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- Edward Gibbon
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- Approximate author period: c. 1765 AD · early modern
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