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Quote by Samuel Johnson
He that thinks he can afford to be negligent is not far from being

He that thinks he can afford to be negligent is not far from being poor. – Samuel Johnson

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Prudence operates on life in the same manner as rule of composition; it produces vigilance rather than elevation; rather prevents loss than procures advantage; and often miscarriages, but seldom reaches either power or honor. – Samuel Johnson

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It will generally be found that men who are constantly lamenting their ill luck are only reaping the consequences of their own neglect, mismanagement, and improvidence, or want of application. – Samuel Smiles

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A little neglect may breed great mischief. – Benjamin Franklin

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Negligence is the rust of the soul, that corrodes through all her best resolves. – Owen Felltham

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