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Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not...
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I believe it is an established maxim in morals that he who makes an...
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Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible...
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He who postpones the hour of living rightly is like the rustic who waits...
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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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Of all the warning sounds that animals make, I think the one that’s the...
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Oh! dear; I was so miserable! I am sure I must have been as...
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A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.