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What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul.

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Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison (May 1, 1672 - June 17, 1719) was an English essayist and poet

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  • Alice Armstrong Hedden
    Alice Armstrong Hedden
    Keep quiet and people will think you a philosopher." Latin Proverb This is the quote which I responded, not the one above... that seems to happen quite a few times.
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lo que la escultura es a un bloque de mármol, la educación es al alma.

मूर्तिकला संगमरमर के एक ब्लॉक के लिए है, शिक्षा आत्मा को है।

彫刻は大理石のブロックにあり、教育は魂にあります。

что скульптура для куска мрамора, образование для души.

பளிங்குத் தொகுதிக்கு என்ன சிற்பம், கல்வி என்பது ஆன்மாவுக்கு.

کیا مجسمہ سنگ مرمر کے ایک بلاک کے لئے ہے ، تعلیم روح کے لئے ہے۔

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