The reason the Romans built their great paved highways was because they had such inconvenient footwear.
From Charles de Montesquieu
A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century.
I have never known any distress that an hour's reading did not relieve.
To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.
Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.
It is always the adventurers who do great things, not the sovereigns of great empires.
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