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Charles Dickens

A very little key will open a very heavy door.

Topic: Goals, Habits
Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin

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If you should put even a little on a little, and should do this often, soon this too would become big. — Hesiod

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May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears. — Nelson Mandela

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