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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... means of awakening aspirations for success along noble lines in the minds of the young men and women of our land , to whom it is especially sent ; if it shall arouse greater zeal , or give new courage to any faltering traveler , or if ...
... means of awakening aspirations for success along noble lines in the minds of the young men and women of our land , to whom it is especially sent ; if it shall arouse greater zeal , or give new courage to any faltering traveler , or if ...
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... means . It is not necessary to undertake to explain the process , but it is not difficult to appre- ciate its ... mean will be made clear by saying that every doctrine deserving to be called such , was , in its earliest history , a bit ...
... means . It is not necessary to undertake to explain the process , but it is not difficult to appre- ciate its ... mean will be made clear by saying that every doctrine deserving to be called such , was , in its earliest history , a bit ...
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... means which may accomplish the end , or shall our dealings with men be tempered with jus- tice and kindness , with some regard to what is right and fair , man with man ? Shall our lives be measured altogether by the dollars we have ...
... means which may accomplish the end , or shall our dealings with men be tempered with jus- tice and kindness , with some regard to what is right and fair , man with man ? Shall our lives be measured altogether by the dollars we have ...
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... mean ? To many , perhaps to most , it means the gathering of much of gold , of stocks , of lands . America has a multitude of such successful men . A half cen- tury ago there were but two millionaires in the United States . Now , New ...
... mean ? To many , perhaps to most , it means the gathering of much of gold , of stocks , of lands . America has a multitude of such successful men . A half cen- tury ago there were but two millionaires in the United States . Now , New ...
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... means the greatest or the most efficient agent in the production of wealth , or in gaining success in any worthy calling . The product of a few brains is now doing by far the richest , largest , and most important part of the world's ...
... means the greatest or the most efficient agent in the production of wealth , or in gaining success in any worthy calling . The product of a few brains is now doing by far the richest , largest , and most important part of the world's ...
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