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Whose work is it but your own to open your eyes? But indeed the business of the universe is to make such a fool out of you that you will know yourself for one, and begin to be wise.
George MacDonald
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George MacDonald
Age: 80 †
Born: 1824
Born: December 10
Died: 1905
Died: September 18
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