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Quote by Samuel Johnson
Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of

Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price. – Samuel Johnson

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Prudence operates on life in the same manner as rule of composition; it produces vigilance rather than elevation; rather prevents loss than procures advantage; and often miscarriages, but seldom reaches either power or honor. – Samuel Johnson

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Prudence
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Samuel Johnson
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If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair. – Samuel Johnson

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There are only three instincts: eating-drinking, sex, and work. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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We are closer to the ants than to the butterflies. Very few people can endure much leisure. – Gerald Brenan, Thoughts in a Dry Season

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Syzygy, inexorable, pancreatic, phantasmagoria — anyone who can use those four words in one sentence will never have to do manual labor. – W.P. Kinsella

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What the country needs are a few labor-making inventions. – Arnold Glasow

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