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An ignorance of means may minister to greatness, but an ignorance of aims make it impossible to be great at all.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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An ignorance of means may minister to greatness, but an ignorance of aims make it impossible to be great at all. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning

About Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a Poet from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1806–1861).

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This quote is attributed to Elizabeth Barrett Browning, a Poet from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning lived from 1806 – 1861.
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