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Distance doesn't matter: it is only the first step that is difficult.

Source: Referring to the legend that St Denis walked six miles, carrying his head in his hand;Letter to Jean Le Rond d'Alembert, 7 Jul 1763; in Correspondance Inedite, 1859.
-- Marie Anne du Deffand, ( 1697-1780), French intellectual;

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