The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts. - T.E. Lawrence

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The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts.

T.E. Lawrence

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Thomas Edward Lawrence [T. E. Lawrence] (16 August 1888 – 19 May 1935) was a British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer known for his role in the Arab Revolt and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Commonly referred to as Lawrence of Arabia, he adopted T. E. Shaw as a pseudonym.

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The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts. - T.E. Lawrence

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