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Sunday, Jan. 3.—Vauvenargues is right when he says that to carry through great undertakings, one must act as though one could never die.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “Sunday, Jan. 3.—Vauvenargues is right when he says that to carry through great undertakings, one must act as though one…”
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Morley quotes Vauvenargues to highlight the necessity of acting with purpose and vigor in great undertakings.
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