One hour a day withdrawn from frivolous pursuits and profitably employed would enable any man of ordinary capacity to master a complete science. One hour a day would in ten years make an ignorant man a well-informed man… In an hour a day, a boy or girl could read twenty pages thoughtfully–over seven thousand pages, or eighteen large volumes in a year. An hour a day might make all the difference between bare existence and useful, happy living. An hour a day might make–nay, has made–an unknown man a famous one, a useless man a benefactor to his race. . Orison Swett Marden
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The quote is a famous saying from Benjamin Franklin. It was meant to encourage people to spend more time reading instead of wasting their time on things that are not productive. In this world, it is important to be focused especially in your education. In almost all of the developed countries, children don't get enough time for their education because they are busy with their work and not giving enough time for their studies.

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