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Natural abilities are like natural plants, they need pruning by study.

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Francis Bacon

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  • Esthy
    What this means is, this man solely invests in material things that do not add any values to life; everything about him is ephemeral.
    LikeReply 12 years ago
  • kavitha
    Need to explanatory
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