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I never could have done what I have done, without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one object at a time (David Copperfield)

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Honour and good faith

Doctor Strong on the left Doctor Strong's was an excellent school; as different from Mr Creakle's as good is from evil. It was very gravely and decorously ordered, and on a sound system; with an appeal, in everything, to the honour and good faith of the boys, and an avowed intention to rely on their possession of those qualities unless they proved themselves unworthy of it, which worked wonders. Charles Dickens (in David Copperfield )
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Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts (Charles Dickens)

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Joan Crawford

Cotter slammed the Ferrari around and headed for the main house and the lobby with its stuffed animal heads. Mrs. Ramsey was behind the desk, her mouth and eyes made up to look like a 1930s Joan Crawford. It wasn't a successful venture. Hugh Pentecost (in Murder As Usual )
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If...

If you envisage something, make sure creating it is justified. If you create something, make sure uploading it is warranted. If you upload something, make sure sharing it is necessary. Clay Bodvin
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Do not let daily to-ing and fro-ing to earn what we need to keep going prevent what you once felt when wee, hopeful and free (Alasdair Gray)

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