“As for doing good; that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I have tried it fairly and, strange as it may seem, am satisfied that it does not agree with my constitution.”
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The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.
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Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
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