"It is for the superfluous we sweat." — Seneca the Younger

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• Discrimination due to age is one of the great tragedies of modern life. The desire to work and be useful… — Johnny Ball
• The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win. — Roger Bannister

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