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Do not borrow the productions of other men's brains and pens and recite them as a lesson; but make the most of the talents, the brain power, that God has given you.
Do not borrow the productions of other men's brains and pens and recite them as a lesson; but make the most of the talents, the brain power, that God has given you.
Approximate author period: c. 1871 AD · industrial
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- Ellen G. White
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- Approximate author period: c. 1871 AD · industrial
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Ellen G. White, based on documented lifetime 1827 to 1915. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q292290 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q292290 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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