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"No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation." – Douglas MacArthur
"Do nothing but what is necessary. ... By this rule a man has the double pleasure of making his actions good and few into the bargain. For the greater part of what we say and do, being unnecessary, if this were but taken away, we should have both more leisure and less disturbance. And therefore before a man sets forward, he should ask himself this question, "Am I not upon the verge of something unnecessary?"" – Marcus Aurelius Antonius, "Meditations", Book 4
"Aromatic plants bestow No spicy fragrance while they grow; But crush'd or trodden to the ground, Diffuse their balmy sweets…
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