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Study me, reader, if you delight in me, because on very few occasions shall I return to the world, and because the… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
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When you're outside in those elements, there's something out there that takes it out of you, so you work real hard. It… — James Badge Dale Copy Share Image
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Keep from prying into other people's affairs, for such prying gives occasion for slander, judgment, and other grievous sins. Why do you… — Tikhon of Zadonsk Copy Share Image
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