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One of the greatest of a great man’s qualities is success; ‘t is the result of all the others; ‘t is a latent power in him which compels the favor of the gods, and subjugates fortune.

William Makepeace Thackeray

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Let a man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim: Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world yields, or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and you will succeed.
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Attack Dare Fortune Man Remember Secret Success World Yourself
No particular motive for living, except the custom and habit of it.
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Custom Exception Habit Live Motivational
Those who forgets their friends to follow those of a higher status are truly snobs.
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Forget Friendship True
Never lose a chance of saying a kind word.
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Chance Kind Lose Word
What a charming reconciler and peacemaker money is!
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Charm Money Peace
Successful people aren’t born that way. They become successful by establishing the habit of doing things unsuccessful people don’t like to do. The successful people don’t always like these things themselves; they just get on and do them.
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Action Born Establishment Habit People Success Work
To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.
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Best Lose Love Relationship Win
The great moments of life are but moments like the others. Your doom is spoken in a word or two. A single look from the eyes; a mere pressure of the hand, may decide it; or of the lips though they cannot speak.
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Decision Eyes Greatness Hands Life Lips Moments Talk World
Under the magnetism of friendship the modest man becomes bold; the shy, confident; the lazy, active; and the impetuous, prudent and peaceful.
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Active Confidence Friendship Man Modesty Peace
The pipe draws wisdom from the lips of the philosopher, and shuts up the mouth of the foolish; it generates a style of conversation, contemplative, thoughtful, benevolent, and unaffected.
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Conversation Generation Lips Philosophy Style Thinking Wisdom
I believe that remorse is the least active of all a man’s moral senses.
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Active Believe Man Moral Myself
A person can’t help their birth.
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Born Fate Help One Liner Person
It’s a great comfort to some people to groan over their imaginary ills.
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Comfortable Greatness Imagination People Sick
It is from the level of calamities, not that of every-day life, that we learn impressive and useful lessons.
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Adversity Day Learning Lesson Level Life
People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.
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Character Laughter People Selfish
Humor is wit and love.
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Humor Intelligence Love One Liner Smart

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