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Nothing which is worth while is easy, nor in my experience is the actual doing of it particularly pleasant. The pleasure arises from completion and from the knowledge that one has done the right thing and has stood by one’s convictions.

— John P. Marquand The Late George Apley (1937)

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It is worthwhile for anyone to have behind him a few generations of honest, hard-working ancestry.

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Some day you will know that there is a beauty of the soul that is more important than worldly beauty. Remember this when you see worldly beauty.

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