Every man who rises above the common level has received two educations…

Edward Gibbon
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Every man who rises above the common level has received two educations: the first from his teachers; the second, more personal and important, from himself. ✨ Edward Gibbon (2015). Delphi Complete Works of Edward Gibbon (Illustrated), p.5019, Delphi Classics
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