“It is a sin not to do what one is capable of doing.”

—  José Martí

Martí : Thoughts/Pensamientos (1994)
Context: To busy oneself with what is futile when one can do something useful, to attend to what is simple when one has the mettle to attempt what is difficult, is to strip talent of its dignity. It is a sin not to do what one is capable of doing.

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Poet, writer, Cuban nationalist leader 1853–1895

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