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... once remarked , " No clever man ever had a lack - lustre eye . " I doubt if any very bad man has a serene face . Certainly he would not have a clear gaze . Such things are the external manifesta- tions of the mind . The hypnotist ...
... once remarked , " No clever man ever had a lack - lustre eye . " I doubt if any very bad man has a serene face . Certainly he would not have a clear gaze . Such things are the external manifesta- tions of the mind . The hypnotist ...
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... once upon the preliminary training of the intellect , because its force in daily life depends upon the power with which you can exercise it , and that power can only be developed by careful study . First of all , you should strengthen ...
... once upon the preliminary training of the intellect , because its force in daily life depends upon the power with which you can exercise it , and that power can only be developed by careful study . First of all , you should strengthen ...
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... once described the " Spectator , " in my hearing , as the finest prose writing in the language . I will give you one passage from it to memorise . The subject is " Superstition " : " I know but one way of fortifying my soul against ...
... once described the " Spectator , " in my hearing , as the finest prose writing in the language . I will give you one passage from it to memorise . The subject is " Superstition " : " I know but one way of fortifying my soul against ...
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... once and do it well . " A business friend told me that he thought a good motto would be , " Do it your- self " ; and within sensible limits the phrase is excel- lent , since many of us are too fond of leaving to others the things we ...
... once and do it well . " A business friend told me that he thought a good motto would be , " Do it your- self " ; and within sensible limits the phrase is excel- lent , since many of us are too fond of leaving to others the things we ...
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... once done a thing as well as you possibly can , it is finished with . Do it imperfectly , and if it is to be of any use at all it must be done again , and you waste your time and energies when you do it carelessly . Have you ever ...
... once done a thing as well as you possibly can , it is finished with . Do it imperfectly , and if it is to be of any use at all it must be done again , and you waste your time and energies when you do it carelessly . Have you ever ...
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