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Dreams without goals are just dreams, and they ultimately fuel disappointment.
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If you’re going to do a job, do it right.
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I won't have a problem with you if you aim high and miss, but I will have a real problem if you aim low and hit.
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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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If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
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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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It is never wrong to do the right thing.
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Necessity is the mother of invention.
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Two heads are better than one.
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A stitch in time saves nine.
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Look before you leap.
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A watched pot never boils.
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Fortune favours the brave.
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Many hands make light work.
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Better late than never.
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Practice makes perfect.
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Where there's a will there's a way.
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If you want a thing done, do it yourself.
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We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
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None knows the weight of another's burden.
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One good turn deserves another.
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Hate has four letters, but so does love. Enemies has seven letters, but so does friends. Lying has five letters, but so does truth. Failure has seven letters, but so does success. Cry has three letters, but so does joy. Negativity has ten letters, but so does positivity. You always have a choice, so choose the better side of it.
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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.