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What am I doing? Tearing myself. My usual occupation at most times.

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This is the even-handed dealing of the world!" he said. "There is noth-ing on which it is so hard as poverty; and there is nothing it professes tocond...more

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It may be the character of his mind, to be always in singular need of occupation. That may be, in part, natural to it; in part, the result of afflicti...more

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It was not because I had a strong sense of the virtue of industry, but because Joe had a strong sense of the virtue of industry, that I worked with to...more

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I have a pretty large experience of boys, and you're a bad set of fellows. Now mind!

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He was always so zealous and honorable in fulfilling his compact with me, that he made me zealous and honorable in fulfilling mine with him. If he had...more

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The miserable man was a man of that confined stolidity of mind that he could not discuss my prospects without having me before him.

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He couldn't be a doctor, or he would have a quieter and more persuasive manner.

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I work pretty hard for a sufficient living, and therefore – yes, I do well.

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They ran their heads very hard against wrong ideas, and persisted in trying to fit the circumstances to the ideas instead of trying to extract ideas f...more

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Get out of this office! I'll have no feelings here.

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I assumed my first undivided responsibility.

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A faithful dependent, I overlook his folly.