[I]n any profession the highest order of work is achieved, not by fussy empirical demands for 'something to be done, ' but by patient study of the eternal laws.

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If you want to achieve the best results in any profession, the greatest glory is achieved not by fussy empirical demands for "something to be done," but by patient study of the eternal laws.

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