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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... soon to pass to the life beyond the scenes of time . Some of you must occupy their present places , must do their work ; must , in your turn , help others as they now seek to help you . Listen to their counsel and kindly words of advice ...
... soon to pass to the life beyond the scenes of time . Some of you must occupy their present places , must do their work ; must , in your turn , help others as they now seek to help you . Listen to their counsel and kindly words of advice ...
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... soon cut short by his pressing poverty , and then he worked hard by day , and afterward studied hard by night , to fit himself for a surveyor . When fifteen he began to run out village lots and township lines , and to make and sell maps ...
... soon cut short by his pressing poverty , and then he worked hard by day , and afterward studied hard by night , to fit himself for a surveyor . When fifteen he began to run out village lots and township lines , and to make and sell maps ...
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... soon part with all their force if we do not use them . There is no mystery about success . Nature gives it to him who wills . The road to it is open to all who will take the journey , but , alas ! that road is never crowded . There are ...
... soon part with all their force if we do not use them . There is no mystery about success . Nature gives it to him who wills . The road to it is open to all who will take the journey , but , alas ! that road is never crowded . There are ...
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... soon as you are prepared to fill them . Lofty places and great deeds require great courage and great men . If you aspire after such places , make yourself worthy of them . It is always possible for one to lead an honest , noble , useful ...
... soon as you are prepared to fill them . Lofty places and great deeds require great courage and great men . If you aspire after such places , make yourself worthy of them . It is always possible for one to lead an honest , noble , useful ...
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... soon made the journey ? Or , would the world yet be in the depths of the superstitions and darkness of his time ? Vain questions , perhaps , yet they give a faint glimpse of what was involved in that one man's decision , persistently ...
... soon made the journey ? Or , would the world yet be in the depths of the superstitions and darkness of his time ? Vain questions , perhaps , yet they give a faint glimpse of what was involved in that one man's decision , persistently ...
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