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A man's strength is ultimately born of his knowledge of his own weakness.

David Gemmell

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David Gemmell
Age: 57 †
Born: 1948
Born: August 1
Died: 2006
Died: July 28
Author
Writer
London
England
David Andrew Gemmell
Ross Harding
Ultimately
Weakness
Strength
Knowledge
Born
Men

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