Portraits and Principles of the World's Great Men and Women, with Practical Lessons on Successful Life by Over Fifty Leading Thinkers |
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... causes him to sacrifice all honor , all gratitude , all friendship , and love ! In the sight of heaven , what consum- mate folly it is to seek to perpetuate a name by building up glittering piles of gold in a world of much ignorance ...
... causes him to sacrifice all honor , all gratitude , all friendship , and love ! In the sight of heaven , what consum- mate folly it is to seek to perpetuate a name by building up glittering piles of gold in a world of much ignorance ...
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... cause of success is labor - meaning energy of body , strength of muscle . It is often stated that mus- cular labor produces the wealth of the world . This is a great mistake . Intellect is mightier , and of more importance to suc- cess ...
... cause of success is labor - meaning energy of body , strength of muscle . It is often stated that mus- cular labor produces the wealth of the world . This is a great mistake . Intellect is mightier , and of more importance to suc- cess ...
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... caused them ? Men of energy . Who were the actors in them ? Indi- viduals of energy , never the great masses of men . Who stand on the mountain heights as men of foresight or invention ? In- dividuals , not the masses . Who climb the ...
... caused them ? Men of energy . Who were the actors in them ? Indi- viduals of energy , never the great masses of men . Who stand on the mountain heights as men of foresight or invention ? In- dividuals , not the masses . Who climb the ...
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... cause for discourage- ment . But if you know the cause of your failure , and can remedy it , or avoid it , then it is a shame if you do not succeed . When Franklin Pierce was a student at Bowdoin College , he neglected his studies ...
... cause for discourage- ment . But if you know the cause of your failure , and can remedy it , or avoid it , then it is a shame if you do not succeed . When Franklin Pierce was a student at Bowdoin College , he neglected his studies ...
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... caused by premature decay , roused his waning energies , held them to unflagging exercise , stayed the very prog- ress of disease , until he had redeemed his past neglect , and had left to his children the heritage of a great name , and ...
... caused by premature decay , roused his waning energies , held them to unflagging exercise , stayed the very prog- ress of disease , until he had redeemed his past neglect , and had left to his children the heritage of a great name , and ...
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