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Those who attain any excellence commonly spend life in one pursuit for excellence is not often granted upon easier terms. -Samuel Johnson No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one and love the other or else he will hold to the one and despise the other.
Those who attain any excellence commonly spend life in one pursuit for excellence is not often granted upon easier terms. -Samuel Johnson No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one and love the other or else he will hold to the one and despise the other.
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