"Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character.“


-Heraclitus

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Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character.

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