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Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.
Thomas Carlyle
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Thomas Carlyle
Age: 85 †
Born: 1795
Born: December 4
Died: 1881
Died: February 5
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Philosopher of Chelsea
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The insignificant, the empty, is usually the loud and after the manner of a drum, is louder even because of its emptiness.
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The eye sees what it brings the power to see.
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No person is important enough to make me angry.
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