“It is now your duty to hone that talent, because a person who wastes his God-given talents is a donkey.”

— Khaled Hosseini , book The Kite Runner

Variant: God has granted you a special talent. It's now your duty to hone that talent, because a person who wastes his God-given talents is a donkey.
Source: The Kite Runner

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