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• Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.

  Francis Bacon
  English philosopher and statesman (1561 - 1626)
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• The reluctant obedience of distant provinces generally costs more than it [The Territory] is worth. Empires which branch out widely are often more flourishing for a little timely pruning.

  Thomas B. Macaulay
  American essayist and historian (1800 - 1859)
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Subjects in these quotes:

• flourishing
• reluctant
• obedience
• provinces
• generally
• empires

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