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Don’t be vain because you happen to have talent. You are not responsible for that it was not of your doing. What you do with your talent is what matters.

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Pablo Casals
Age: 96 †
Born: 1876
Born: December 29
Died: 1973
Died: August 14
Autobiographer
Cellist
Composer
Conductor
Music Pedagogue
Musician
University Teacher
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