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QUOTES AND APHORISMS ON NEGLECT
Negligence is the rust of the soul, that corrodes through all her best resolves.
Owen Felltham (1602-1668, British author)
A little neglect may breed great mischief.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790, American scientist, publisher, diplomat)
He that thinks he can afford to be negligent is not far from being poor.
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784, British author)
It will generally be found that men who are constantly lamenting their ill luck are only reaping the consequences of their own neglect, mismanagement, and improvidence, or want of application.
Samuel Smiles (1812-1904, Scottish author)
It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.
Richard Whately (1787-1863, British prelate, writer)
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