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The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great

The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. – John Burroughs

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Blessed is the man who has some congenial work, some occupation in which he can put his heart, and which affords a complete outlet to all the forces there are in him. – John Burroughs

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Travel and society polish one, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and a little moss is a good thing on a man. – John Burroughs

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Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation as presents to the posterity of those who are yet unborn. – Joseph Addison

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There have been in this century only one great man and one great thing: Napoleon and liberty. For want of the great man, let us have the great thing. – Victor Hugo

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I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal. – Jane Austen

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I will always listen to my coaches. But first I listen to my body. If what they tell me suits my body, great. If my body doesnt feel good with what they say, then always my body comes first. – Haile Gebrselassie

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You cannot be President of the United States if you dont have faith. Remember Lincoln, going to his knees in times of trial in the Civil War and all that stuff. – George H. W. Bush

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If some people didnt tell you, youd never know theyd been away on a vacation. – Kin Hubbard

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The circumstance which gives authors an advantage above all these great masters, is this, that they can multiply their originals; or rather, can make copies of their works, to what number they please, which shall be as valuable as the originals themselves. – Joseph Addison

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The object of government in peace and in war is not the glory of rulers or of races, but the happiness of the common man. – Baron William Henry Beveridge

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