They Have No Magic to Stir Men's Blood

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Most of life is routine – dull and grubby, but routine is the momentum that keeps a man going. If you wait for inspiration you’ll be standing on the corner after the parade is a mile down the street. – Ben Nicholas

Boldness in business is the first, second and third thing. – Thomas Fuller

There’s never time to do it right, but always time to do it over. – Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

No people do so much harm as those who go about doing good. – Mandell Creighton

If you do not think about the future, you cannot have one. – John Galesworthy

A danger forseen is half avoided. – Thomas Fuller

Make no little plans: they have no magic to stir men’s blood. – Make big plans, aim high in hope and work. – Daniel H. Burnham

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