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It is the first of all problems for a man to find out what kind of

It is the first of all problems for a man to find out what kind of work he is to do in this universe. – Thomas Carlyle

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None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone. – Thomas Carlyle

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