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What we do belongs to what we are and what we are is what becomes of us.
What we do belongs to what we are and what we are is what becomes of us.
Approximate author period: c. 1892 AD · industrial
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- Henry Van Dyke
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- Approximate author period: c. 1892 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period evidence for Henry van Dyke Jr.: life dates 1852 to 1933. Wikidata Q950959, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q950959 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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