What Sculpture is to a Block of Marble, Education is to a Human Soul.

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What Sculpture is to a Block of Marble, Education is to a Human Soul.

Joseph Addison

1711

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1711

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Joseph Addison

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Addison, Joseph. "Tuesday, November 6, 1711." The Spectator, 1711, no. 215.

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