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... train- ing . " That is the kind of spirit that makes heroes . Do not , then , shrink from your work , nor despair because of your lowly surroundings . Sterile soil , fierce storms , and rough winds develop the strong , toughened fiber ...
... train- ing . " That is the kind of spirit that makes heroes . Do not , then , shrink from your work , nor despair because of your lowly surroundings . Sterile soil , fierce storms , and rough winds develop the strong , toughened fiber ...
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... trains with the shoppers , and visitors , and minor workmen ; then raw emi- grant labor ; then perishable freight , and , last of all , the bulk of common commodities . Side - tracking may also be the result of disability [ CHAPTER 7. ] 52.
... trains with the shoppers , and visitors , and minor workmen ; then raw emi- grant labor ; then perishable freight , and , last of all , the bulk of common commodities . Side - tracking may also be the result of disability [ CHAPTER 7. ] 52.
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... train and care for their bodies so as to make of them a success . If they did , physicians would long ago have departed , and hospitals and asylums be unknown . And as to the best method of developing and using that one mighty and only ...
... train and care for their bodies so as to make of them a success . If they did , physicians would long ago have departed , and hospitals and asylums be unknown . And as to the best method of developing and using that one mighty and only ...
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... train . The world is to be understood in its progress and in ref- erence to its progress . Leave it to stand still , study it as stand- ing still , and we shall no more catch its true idea than we should the purpose of an engine , never ...
... train . The world is to be understood in its progress and in ref- erence to its progress . Leave it to stand still , study it as stand- ing still , and we shall no more catch its true idea than we should the purpose of an engine , never ...
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... train It is often a small thing that turns the scale . It may be that the favor of superiors or the public is lost by a hasty temper or a sour spirit ; things within one's own control . themselves to self - control and kindness , and ...
... train It is often a small thing that turns the scale . It may be that the favor of superiors or the public is lost by a hasty temper or a sour spirit ; things within one's own control . themselves to self - control and kindness , and ...
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