Things that would have made fame of a less clever man seemed tricks in…

H. G. Wells
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Things that would have made fame of a less clever man seemed tricks in his hands. It is a mistake to do things too easily. ✨ H.G. Wells (2011). The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds, p.12, Everyman's Library
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Things that would have made fame of a less clever man seemed tricks in his hands. It is a mistake to do things too easily. ✨ H.G. Wells (2011). The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds, p.12, Everyman's Library

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