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Start by doing what's necessary then do what's possible and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
Start by doing what's necessary then do what's possible and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
Approximate author period: c. 1204 AD · medieval
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- Francis of Assisi
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- Approximate author period: c. 1204 AD · medieval
Approximate author-period evidence for Francis of Assisi: life dates 1182 to 1226. Wikidata Q676555, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q676555 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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