"The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination.“


-Elbert Hubbard

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The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination.

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