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Frederick Douglass Quote - A man is worked upon by what he works on. He may carve out his circumstances, but his circumstances will carve him out as well.

A man is worked upon by what he works on. He may carve out his circumstances, but his circumstances will carve him out as well.

Frederick Douglass

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