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Early to bed and early to rise is a bad rule for anyone who wishes to become acquainted with our most prominent and influential people.


George Ade

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That we may call it early by and by.
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LAURENCE J. PETER Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise
TED TURNER Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Early to rise and early to bed Makes a male healthy, wealthy and dead
JAMES THURBER Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
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JAMES THURBER Early to rise and early to bed Makes a male healthy and wealthy and dead
JAMES THURBER Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man stupid and blind in the eyes
ORSON SCOTT CARD Early to rise, early to bed, makes a man healthy but socially dead.
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ANDREW TO Trading seems to be focusing on selective counters because investors are cautious amid interest rate...
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ANDREW TO Some investors have returned to pick up the stock at bargain prices.
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and...
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FREDDIE HIGHMORE We went to bed to late to go to bed early :)
KEN O. ELDIB He who gets a name for early rising can stay in bed until midday.
IRISH SAYINGS My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil.
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JEAN PAUL GETTY The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write about it.
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GAIL CARRIGER Early must I rise. Leave now you must!
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CHINESE PROVERBS To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
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The logic in th...
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GEORGE SANTAYANA A child educated only at school is an uneducated child.
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GEORGE BURNS I'm at the age now where just putting my cigar in its holder is a thrill.
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GEORGE ORWELL I intend to live life, not just exist.
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GEORGE ORWELL For a creative writer possession of the 'truth' is less important than emotional sincerity.
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