In the power of fixing the attention lies the most precious of the intellectual habits.
Robert Hall
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- In matters of conscience, first thoughts are best. In matters of prudence, last thoughts are best.
- A friend should be one in whose understanding and virtue we can equally confide, and whose opinion we can value at once for its justness and its sincerity.
- Rising health care spending occurs because it is beneficial, not a burden on the economy.
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