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Oliver Goldsmith:The hours we pass with happy


The hours we pass with happy prospects in view are more pleasing than those crowded with fruition.
by Oliver Goldsmith


Ralph Waldo Emerson:To finish the moment, to


To finish the moment, to find the journey’s end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom.
by Ralph Waldo Emerson


Russell Baker:The dirty work at political


The dirty work at political conventions is almost always done in the grim hours between midnight and dawn. Hangmen and politicians work best when the human spirit is at its lowest ebb.
by Russell Baker


Lydia Sigourney:Regularity in the hours of


Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health.
by Lydia Sigourney


Henry David Thoreau:I have learned this at least


I have learned this at least by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
by Henry David Thoreau


Samuel Johnson:Great works are performed, not by


Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance. Yonder palace was raised by single stones, yet you see its height and spaciousness. He that shall walk with vigor three hours a day will pass in seven years a space equal to the circumference of the globe.
by Samuel Johnson


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