Dispatch is the soul of business.
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Real merit of any kind cannot long be concealed it will be discovered, and nothing can depreciate it but a man exhibiting it himself. It may not always be rewarded as it ought but it will always be known.
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The vulgar only laugh, but never smile whereas well-bred people often smile, but seldom laugh.
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Knowledge is comfortable and a necessary retreat and shelter for us in advanced age, but if we do not plant it while young, it will give us no shade when we grow old.
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Manners must adorn knowledge, and smooth its way through the world. Like a great rough diamond, it may do very well in a closet by way of curiosity, and also for its intrinsic value.
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I knew once a very covetous, sordid fellow, who used to say, 'Take care of the pence, for the pounds will take care of themselves.' of W. Lowndes, Secretary of the Treasury in the reigns of King William, Queen Anne, and King George the Third.
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