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The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
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Read Full Quote It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question i — Henry David Thoreau
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It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?
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Activity is not the same as progress — what you direct your effort toward determines its value.
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