To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.

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To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor. - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

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