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Triumph often is nearest when defeat seems inescapable.

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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
The fellow who isn’t fired with enthusiasm is apt to be fired.
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Enthusiasm Fellows Work
Jealousy… is a mental cancer.
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Cancer Jealous Jealousy
There is no fun equal to the satisfaction of doing one’s best. The things that are most worthwhile in life are really those within the reach of almost every normal human being who cares to seek them out.
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Fun Leadership Sports
Use life to provide something that outlasts it.
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Provide Something Use
Turn resolutely to work, to recreation, or in any case to physical exercise till you are so tired you can’t help going to sleep, and when you wake up you won’t want to worry.
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Sleep Tired Workout
Think not of yourself as the architect of your career but as the sculptor. Expect to have to do a lot of hard hammering and chiselingand scraping and polishing.
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Inspirational Motivational Success
There’s no such thing as a self-made man. I’ve had much help and have found that if you are willing to work, many people are willing to help you.
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Men People Self
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
When it comes to betting on yourself… you’re a chicken-livered coward if you hesitate.
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Betting Chickens Coward
The bargain that yields mutual satisfaction is the only one that is apt to be repeated.
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Bargaining Satisfaction Yield
Money, or even power, can never yield happiness unless it be accompanied by the goodwill of others.
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Goodwill Yield
If you do the best and the most you can today, don’t worry about tomorrow.
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Today Tomorrow Worry
History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.
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Courage Inspirational Perseverance
Some people are so methodical that that is all they are or ever will be.
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Manners Moral People
The man without religion is as a ship without a rudder.
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Men Religion Ships

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