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The men who have done big things are those who were not afraid to attempt big things, who were not afraid to risk failure in order to gain success.

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The fellow who isn’t fired with enthusiasm is apt to be fired.
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Enthusiasm Fellows Work
Our future and our fate lie in our wills more than in our hands, for our hands are but the instruments of our wills.
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Determination Fate Lying
The man without religion is as a ship without a rudder.
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Men Religion Ships
Golf is an ideal diversion, but a ruinous disease.
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Disease Diversion Golf
The real friend is he or she who can share all our sorrow and double our joys.
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Joy Real Sorrow
It is when things go hardest, when life becomes most trying, that there is greatest need for having a fixed goal.
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Basketball Goal Trying
Backboneless employees are too ready to attribute the success of others to luck. Luck is usually the fruit of intelligent application. The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.
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Intelligent Men Opportunity
Honesty is the cornerstone of character.
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Belief Character Honesty
Life is just an endless chain of judgements. . . . The more imperfect our judgement, the less perfect our success.
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Decision Judgement Perfect
Bragging often precedes begging.
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Begging Bragging
To succeed, we must have the will to succeed, we must have stamina, determination, backbone, perseverance, self-reliance, and faith.
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Determination Perseverance Self
Honesty is the cornerstone of character. The honest man or woman seeks not merely to avoid criminal or illegal acts, but to be scrupulously fair, upright, fearless in both action and expression. Honesty pays dividends both in dollars and in peace of mind.
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Character Honesty Men
If the United States is to produce a nation of investors-as we must if we are to gain financial world-leadership-it is imperative that boards of directors be so constituted as to adequately represent the interests and inspire the complete confidence of investors of moderate substance.
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Directors Inspire United States
Whimpering never kept a leaking vessel from foundering. Vigorously manning the pumps has. Get busy with your head and hands, not your chin.
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Hands Pumps Work
The man who is too busy to read is never likely to lead.
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Busy He-Man Men
The Bible says, ‘Where there is no vision, the people perish.’ Have you a vision? And are you undeviatingly pressing and pushing toward its accomplishment? Dreaming alone will not get you there. Mix your dreams with determination and action.
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Determination Dream People

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