He cared little for the boys about town and less for the sports of youth; he could dispense with sleep, and wasted no time thinking about what he should eat or wear; but books, and especially newspapers, were read with the avidity that a well-fed threshing machine devours a stack of wheat.
This quote reflects the intense dedication and singular focus on knowledge that characterized Greeley's early life.
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