The career of a great man remains an enduring monument of human energy…

Samuel Smiles
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The career of a great man remains an enduring monument of human energy. The man dies and disappears, but his thoughts and acts survive and leave an indelible stamp upon his race. ✨ Samuel Smiles (1910). Character. Repr
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