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Nothing is more generally known than our duties which belong to Christianity; and yet, how amazing is it, nothing is less practiced?


George Whitefield

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GEORGE ORWELL The aim of a joke is not to degrade the human being, but to remind him that he is already degraded.
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HELEN GEORGE Working hard is very important. You're not going to get anywhere without working extremely hard.
GEORGE LUCAS