Nearly all the powerful people of this age are unbelievers the best of them in doubt and misery the most in plodding hesitation doing as well as they can what practical work lies at hand.

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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.

Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts - the book of their deeds the book o

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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