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When things are out of place and you have to hunt for them, you are spending not only time, but you are spending strength that should be used in some more profitable way.
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Booker T. Washington
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gutenberg.orgBooker T. Washington: “When things are out of place and you have to hunt for them, you are spending not only time, but you are spending…”
Editor's note · Context
He argues that searching for misplaced items wastes both time and energy that could be better spent.
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