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“To get good is animal; to do good is human, to be good is Divine. The true use of a man's possessions is to help his work; and the best end of all his work is to show us what he is. The noblest workers of our world bequeath us nothing so great as the image of themselves. Their task, be it ever so glorious, is historical and transient, the majesty of their spirit is essential and eternal.”
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Source: Three Thousand Selected Quotations from Brilliant Writers — Wikisource
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