Quote by Jonathan Swift
I never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late

I never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late in the morning. – Jonathan Swift

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Cut your morning devotions into your personal grooming. You would not go out to work with a dirty face. Why start the day with the face of your soul unwashed? – Robert A. Cook

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