Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts - the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art.

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A book worth reading is worth buying.

A book worth reading is worth buying.

The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it but what they become by it.

The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it but what they become by it.

The first condition of education is being able to put someone to wholesome and meaningful work.

The first condition of education is being able to put someone to wholesome and meaningful work.

Education is the leading of human souls to what is best and making what is best out of them.

Education is the leading of human souls to what is best, and making what is best out of them.

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    The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.

    The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.

    The biggest seller is cookbooks and the second is diet books – how not to eat what you’ve just learned how to cook.

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    The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but on significance--and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.

    The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but on significance - and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.

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