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Quote by Thomas Carlyle
Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but

Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what clearly lies at hand. – Thomas Carlyle

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Give me insight into today and you may have the antique and future worlds. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Be glad today. Tomorrow may bring tears. Be brave today. The darkest night will pass. And golden rays will usher in the dawn. – Sarah Knowles Bolton

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