"The gifts of nature are infinite in their variety, and mind differs from mind almost as much as body from body."

Marcus Fabius Quintilian, Roman Philosopher

Nature, Body, Gifts, Infinite

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"The gifts of nature are infinite in their variety, and mind differs from mind almost as much as body from body."

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