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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... Character as Capital , 13 - Influence of Associates , 14 - Fruits of Honesty , 15 - Not Above Your Business , 16 - Beginning at the Bottom , 17 - Results of Application , 18 - Commercial Courage , 19 - The Man of Push , . 20 - The Value ...
... Character as Capital , 13 - Influence of Associates , 14 - Fruits of Honesty , 15 - Not Above Your Business , 16 - Beginning at the Bottom , 17 - Results of Application , 18 - Commercial Courage , 19 - The Man of Push , . 20 - The Value ...
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... Character , 71 - Reputation Is Not Character , 72 - Broken Promises , . 73 - The Beauties of Simplicity .. 74 The Value of Pleasing Manners , 75 - The Worth of Modesty , 76 - True Nobility , PAGE • 278 283 • 287 · 291 · 297 · 304 · 306 ...
... Character , 71 - Reputation Is Not Character , 72 - Broken Promises , . 73 - The Beauties of Simplicity .. 74 The Value of Pleasing Manners , 75 - The Worth of Modesty , 76 - True Nobility , PAGE • 278 283 • 287 · 291 · 297 · 304 · 306 ...
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... character . The first each must get for himself . But it has been the aim of these writers to help you in respect to the last . We inherit money , we inherit examples , we inherit the facts of nature , but we do not inherit character ...
... character . The first each must get for himself . But it has been the aim of these writers to help you in respect to the last . We inherit money , we inherit examples , we inherit the facts of nature , but we do not inherit character ...
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... character took form . Slowly he pressed his way through poverty , hard toil , sore trials , and vast discourage- ments . Night and day he plodded and studied . He left his native land for India . He became eminent for his knowledge of ...
... character took form . Slowly he pressed his way through poverty , hard toil , sore trials , and vast discourage- ments . Night and day he plodded and studied . He left his native land for India . He became eminent for his knowledge of ...
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... character holds attainments in place . It is seasoning , thorough temper , exactness of fit , that subdues all parts to their true function , so that wheel holds to axle ; axle to journal - box ; journal - box to truck ; truck to plat ...
... character holds attainments in place . It is seasoning , thorough temper , exactness of fit , that subdues all parts to their true function , so that wheel holds to axle ; axle to journal - box ; journal - box to truck ; truck to plat ...
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