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"It is doubtless one of Aristotle's great services that he conceived so clearly the truth that literature is a thing that grows and has a history"

- Gilbert Murray

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This quote is written / told by Gilbert Murray between January 2, 1866 and May 20, 1957. He/she was a famous Diplomat from United Kingdom. The author also have 9 other quotes.

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