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time for my prime work: thinking about policy. The purpose of my government is never to do good, but simply to refrain from doing evil.
active at some ungodly cow-milking hour. Ira, progress doesn’t come from early risers—progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things.”
But to be officially a hero requires luck, too. It is not enough to do your job under fire exceptionally well; it is necessary that someone—as senior as possible—see what you do and write it up.
He quit wearing shoes.
His successor always had less work to do than his predecessor.
Maybe Jesus was right when he said that the meek shall inherit the earth—but they inherit very small plots, about six feet by three.
marriage. Such attempts work as well as repealing the law of gravity, making pi equal to three point zero, or moving mountains by prayer.
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