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Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness — its opposite — never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes.

Miguel de Cervantes

To withdraw is not to run away, and to stay is no wise action when there is more reason to fear than to hope. 'Tis the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not venture all his eggs in one basket. And though I am but a clown, or a bumpkin, as you may say, yet I would have you to know I know what is what, and have always taken care of the main chance...

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