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> [If thou need money, get it in an honest way by keeping books, if thou wilt, but not by writing books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lancaster-spalding/if-thou-need-money-get-it-in-an-honest-way-by-keeping-books-if-thou/)

[John Lancaster Spalding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lancaster-spalding/)

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> [I am writing to apply for the position of bookkeeper. Attached, you will find my list of qualifications. I have been keeping books for four years now, and I am never going to give them back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-comeau/i-am-writing-to-apply-for-the-position-of-bookkeeper-attached-you/)

[Joey Comeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-comeau/)

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