“ A conference is a gathering of people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done. ”
- Fred A. Allen- Copy
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“ Did you ever hear of a man who had striven all his life faithfully and singly toward an object and in no measure obtained it? If a man constantly aspires, is he not elevated? ”
- Henry David Thoreau- Copy
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“ Whoever is admitted or sought for, in company, upon any other account than that of his merit and manners, is never respected there, but only made use of. We will have such-a-one, for he sings prettily; we will invite such-a-one to a ball, for he dances well; we will have such-a-one at supper, for he is always joking and laughing; we will ask another because he plays deep at all games, or because he can drink a great deal… ”
- Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield- Copy
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