The principle of all successful effort is to try to do not what is absolutely the best but what is easily within our power and suited for our temperament and condition.

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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.

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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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