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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... give new courage to any faltering traveler , or if it shall arrest any careless feet from going astray , -then the great aim and purpose of the book and its writers will be accomplished , and the noble men and women whose portraits ...
... give new courage to any faltering traveler , or if it shall arrest any careless feet from going astray , -then the great aim and purpose of the book and its writers will be accomplished , and the noble men and women whose portraits ...
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... give that perfect knowledge that can only be had by actual experience , yet next to that actual experience the most important thing in under- taking an unknown journey is a good guide book . Practical experience and good examples are ...
... give that perfect knowledge that can only be had by actual experience , yet next to that actual experience the most important thing in under- taking an unknown journey is a good guide book . Practical experience and good examples are ...
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we not live that we may bless ; gain that we may give ; love that we may benefit mankind ? Who is not fond of life's stories when we think of the count- less numbers of them that have been told , as well as the vast numbers unworthy to ...
we not live that we may bless ; gain that we may give ; love that we may benefit mankind ? Who is not fond of life's stories when we think of the count- less numbers of them that have been told , as well as the vast numbers unworthy to ...
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... give heed to Nature's laws , and use your brains and moral sense vigorously . Thrift and unthrift are not equal ... gives her chief honors to those who seek the heights . Success is not a matter of luck . Nature's laws cannot be ...
... give heed to Nature's laws , and use your brains and moral sense vigorously . Thrift and unthrift are not equal ... gives her chief honors to those who seek the heights . Success is not a matter of luck . Nature's laws cannot be ...
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... give a faint glimpse of what was involved in that one man's decision , persistently main- tained , to undertake an enterprise universally condemned and scoffed at by the men of his day . Neither did that Wittenberg friar , Martin Luther ...
... give a faint glimpse of what was involved in that one man's decision , persistently main- tained , to undertake an enterprise universally condemned and scoffed at by the men of his day . Neither did that Wittenberg friar , Martin Luther ...
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