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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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Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it. Martyrdom is the test. – Samuel Johnson

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To labor is to pray. – Motto of the Benedictines

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When everything is finished, the mornings are sad. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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