A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned — this is the sum of good government.

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"I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it."

- Thomas Jefferson

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"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock."

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""I’m a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.""

- Thomas Jefferson

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"I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another."

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"There is beauty in the Beast, just as there is darkness in the most perfect human."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"When you leave work on Friday, leave work. Don’t let technology follow you throughout your weekend (answering text messages and emails). Take a break. You will be more refreshed to begin the workweek if you have had a break."

- Catherine Pulsifer

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"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."

- Albert Einstein

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"Make your Tuesday as productive as possible, but don’t forget to enjoy the journey."

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"You can’t always hold on to the things that are important. By letting them go we gain something else."

- Kunio Yaobi

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