I consider an human soul without education like marble in the quarry, …

Joseph Addison
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I consider an human soul without education like marble in the quarry, which shows none of its inherent beauties till the skill of the polisher fetches out the colours, makes the surface shine, and discovers every ornamental cloud, spot and vein that runs through the body of it. ✨ Joseph Addison (2017). Delphi Complete Works of Joseph Addison (Illustrated), p.3178, Delphi Classics
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