Gene StrattonPorterIf you are lazy, and accept your lot, you may live in it. If you are willing to work, you can write your name anywhere you choose.
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If you are lazy, and accept your lot, you may live in it. If you are willing to work, you can write your name anywhere you choose. - Mark Twain
Source: A Girl Of The Limberlost
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