A grindstone that had not grit in it, how long would it take to sharpen an axe And affairs that had not grit in them how long would they take to make a man. (Henry Ward Beecher)

A grindstone that had not grit in it, how long would it take to sharpen an axe And affairs that had not grit in them how long would they take to make a man.

Henry Ward Beecher

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