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Diligence in employments of less consequence is the most successful introduction to greater enterprises.

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He that thinks he can afford to be negligent is not far from being poor.
The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the benefit of the public.
Our desires always increase with our possessions. The knowledge that something remains yet unenjoyed impairs our enjoyment of the good before us.
Self-love is often rather arrogant than blind; it does not hide our faults from ourselves, but persuades us that they escape the…
I have often thought that there has rarely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative would not be useful;…
There is reason to suspect, that the distinctions of mankind have more show than value, when it is found that all agree…
It is commonly supposed that the uniformity of a studious life affords no matter for narration: but the truth is, that of…
Hoc age ['do this'] is the great rule, whether you are serious or merry; whether ... learning science or duty from a…

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Diligence in employments of less consequence is the most successful introduction to greater enterprises. — Samuel Johnson

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