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The present letter is a very long one, simply because I had no leisure to make it shorter.
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The tedium of that work is hard to conceive.
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There are, however, times when I long to sweep away half the things I am expected to learn; for the overtaxed mind cannot enjoy the treasure it has secured at the greatest cost.
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What to the intellect is old and worn-out is perennially young and fresh to the heart; curiosity is insatiable, but love is never tired.
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To stick to a thing till you are master, is a test of intellectual discipline and power.