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The difference in men does not lie in the size of their hands nor in the perfection of their bodies but in this one sublime ability of concentration: to throw the weight with the blow to live an eternity in an hour.
The difference in men does not lie in the size of their hands nor in the perfection of their bodies but in this one sublime ability of concentration: to throw the weight with the blow to live an eternity in an hour.
Approximate author period: c. 1885 AD · industrial
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- Elbert Hubbard
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- Approximate author period: c. 1885 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1856 to 1915; Wikidata Q734329, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q734329 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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