"Practice is absolutely necessary. You may sit..." - Quote by Swami Vivekananda
Practice is absolutely necessary. You may sit down and listen to me by the hour every day, but if you do not practice, you will not get one step further. It all depends on practice.
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“He who can copy can do.”
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