Success
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Nothing is ever accomplished by a reasonable man
Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time
Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure
Success has always been a great liar
Like tourists huffing and puffing to reach the peak we forget the view on the way up
The day is committed to error and floundering; success and achievement are matters of long range
There are but two ways of rising in the world: either by one's own industry or profiting by the foolishness of others
Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed
There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding, and that which is lost by not trying
Even on the most exalted throne in the world we are only sitting on our own bottom
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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