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If I were a boy again, |
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I would practice perseverance more often, |
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and never give up a thing because it was inconvenient. |
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If we want light, |
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we must conquer darkness. |
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Perseverance can sometimes equal genius in its results. |
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"There are only two creatures," says a proverb, |
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"Who can surmount the pyramids - the eagle and the snail." |
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If I were a boy again, |
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I would school myself into a habit of attention; |
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I would let nothing come between me and the subject in hand. |
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I would remember that a good skater never tries to skate in two directions at once. |
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The habit of attention becomes part of our life, |
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if we begin early enough. |
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I often hear grown up people say, |
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"I could not fix my attention on the sermon or book, |
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although I wished to do so", |
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and the reason is, |
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the habit was not formed in youth. |
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If I were to live my life over again, |
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I would pay more attention to the cultivation of the memory. |