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“It is better to take what does not belong to you than to let it lie around neglected.’’
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Mark Twain, quoted in The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Actor Hugo Speer, quoted in the London Express
“Those who speak most of progress measure it by quantity and not by quality.”
Philosopher George Santayana, quoted in the Johannesburg Business Day
“Opinion is that exercise of the human will which helps us to make a decision without information.”
Author John Erskine, quoted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“The secret of joy in work is contained in one word: excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.”
Pearl S. Buck, quoted in the Associated Press
“People who say they sleep like a baby usually don’t have one.”
Author Leo J. Burke, quoted in the Salisbury, Md., Daily Times
