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If you’re going to do a job, do it right.
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It doesn't matter to me any longer how long I live, what matters to me most is how I live.
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It is never wrong to do the right thing.
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Rather be an hour early than a minute late.
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How you do anything is how you do everything.
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None knows the weight of another's burden.
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We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
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If you want a thing done, do it yourself.
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Look before you leap.
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I looked in your cup to see if you had enough. You looked in mine to check if I had more than you. That difference says everything. We are not the same.