Do today's duty, fight today's temptation do not weaken and distract yourself by looking forward to things you cannot see, and could not understand if you saw them. (Charles Kingsley)

Do today's duty, fight today's temptation do not weaken and distract yourself by looking forward to things you cannot see, and could not understand if you saw them.

Charles Kingsley

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