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In this world a man must either be anvil or hammer

Quote byHenry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1807–1882

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Hyperion (1839), Bk. IV, Ch. 7..

English (original)

In this world a man must either be anvil or hammer.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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