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Business Quote by John Locke

“Set the mind to work, and apply the thoughts vigorously…” quote by John Locke — Download Open image

“Set the mind to work, and apply the thoughts vigorously to the business, for it holds in the struggles of the mind, as in those of war, that to think we shall conquer is to conquer.”

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