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The old and honorable idea of 'vocation' is simply that we each are called, by God, or by our gifts, or by our preference, to a kind of good work for which we are particularly fitted.
Wendell Berry
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The old and honorable idea of 'vocation' is simply that we each are called, by God, or by our gifts, or by our preference, to a kind of good work for which we are particularly fitted. — Wendell Berry

About Wendell Berry

Wendell Berry was a Poet from United States (1934–present).

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This quote is attributed to Wendell Berry, a Poet from United States.
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Wendell Berry lived from 1934 – present.
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