"So much of motion, is so much of life, and so much of joy, and to stand still, or get on but slowly, is death and the devil."

Death, Life, Devil, Joy

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"So much of motion, is so much of life, and so much of joy, and to stand still, or get on but slowly, is death and the devil."

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