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“Imperfection clings to a person, and if they wait till they are brushed off entirely, they would spin for ever on their axis, advancing nowhere.”
 
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Thomas Carlyle
 
Name:   Thomas Carlyle
 
Nationality:   Scottish
 
Date of Birth:   Dec 4, 1795
 
Date of Death:   Feb 5,  1881
 
Profession:   Philosopher
 
 
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