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Aristotle1 quote
The good of man is the active exercise of his soul's faculties in conformity with excellence or virtue... Moreover this activity must occupy a complete lifetime; for one swallow does not make spring, nor does one fine day; and similarly one day or a brief period of happiness does not make a man supremely blessed and happy. — Aristotle · 322 BCBenjamin Franklin1 quote
Each year one vicious habit rooted out, in time might make the worst man good throughout. — Benjamin Franklin · 1738Ernest Hemingway1 quote
The first draft of anything is shit. — Ernest Hemingway · 1935Joseph Hall1 quote
Perfection is the child of Time. — Joseph Hall · 1625William Blake1 quote
Improvement makes straight roads, but the crooked roads without improvement are roads of Genius. — William Blake · 1793