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Our future and our fate lie in our wills more than in our hands, for our hands are but the instruments of our wills.
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Our Future And Our Fate Lie In

B. C. Forbes
Our future and our fate lie in our wills more than in our hands, for our hands are but the instruments of our wills.
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