Not in his speech, not in his thoughts, I see his greatness, only in h…

Hermann Hesse
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Not in his speech, not in his thoughts, I see his greatness, only in his actions, in his life. ✨ Fyodor Dostoevsky, Jane Austen, Lewis Carroll, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (2014). The 10 Greatest Books of All Time, p.1538, Google Publishing
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