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ELBERT HUBBARDThe fool is not the man who merely does foolish things. The fool is the man who does not know enough to cash in on his foolishness.
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A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.
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If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want.
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The valuable person in any business is the individual who can and will cooperate with others.
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Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards.
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Money never made a fool of anybody; it only shows them up.
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Meanness is more in half-doing than in omitting acts of generosity.
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No one ever gets far unless he accomplishes the impossible at least once a day.
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Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.
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The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.
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Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal.
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I believe it is possible that I shall make other creeds, and change this one, or add to it, from time to time, as new light may come to me.
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The fool is not the man who merely does foolish things. The fool is the man who does not know enough to cash in on his foolishness.
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God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars.
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Genius is the ability to act rightly without precedent – the power to do the right thing the first time.
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Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.
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