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E. W. Howe Quotes: When I am idle and shiftless, my affairs become confused; when I work, I get results ... not great results, but enough to encourage me.
         

When I am idle and shiftless, my affairs become confused; when I work, I get results ... not great results, but enough to encourage me.


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