It is a ridiculous thing for a man not to fly from his own badness, which is indeed possible, but to fly from other men's badness, which is impossible.
Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.
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Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.
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