Quotemeal: May. 21st, 2009

Thursday, May 21, 2009

"God will not look you over for medals, degrees, or diplomas, but for scars."
— Elbert Hubbard

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Illustration of Elbert Hubbard — "God will not look you over for medals, degrees, or diplomas, but for scars."

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