Let no guilty man escape, if it can be avoided. No personal considerations should stand in the way of performing a public duty.

Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately you occasionally find men disgrace labor.
- Topic: Work
- Location: Lake Tahoe
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Never regard study as a duty, but as the enviable opportunity to learn.
