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“Thefactis,”saystheRev。SydneySmith,“that,inordertodoanythinginthisworldworthdoing,wemustnotstandshiveringonthebank,andthinkingofthecoldandthedanger,butjuminandscramblethroughaswellaswecan。Itwillnotdotobeeretuallycalculatingrisksandadjustingnicechances。Itdidallverywellbeforethefood,butatresentamanwaits,anddoubts,andhesitates,andconsultshisbrother,andhisuncle,andhiscousin,andhisarticularfriends,till,onefineday,hefindsthatheissixty-fiveyearsofage,—thathehaslostsomuch。”
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