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J. B. Priestley Quote

Any fool can be fussy and rid himself of energy all over the place but a man has to have something in him before he can settle down to do nothing.

J. B. Priestley

Any fool can be fussy and rid himself of energy all over the place but a man has to have something in him before he can settle down to do nothing.

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