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Most people like hard work, particularly when they're paying for it.

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Elbert Hubbard
Age: 58 †
Born: 1856
Born: June 19
Died: 1915
Died: May 7
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Man's greatest blunder has been in trying to make peace with the skies instead of making peace with his neighbors
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Do not dump your woes upon people — keep the sad story of your life to yourself. Troubles grow by recounting them.
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