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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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Do not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for afterwards? Better make the horizon your goal; it will always be ahead of you.
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Goal Horizon Live Success Yourself
Except for the young or very happy, I can’t say I am sorry for anyone who dies.
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Death Exception Happiness Sorry
We know that Heaven chastens those whom it loves best; being pleased by repeated trials, to make pure spirits more pure.
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Best Heaven Love Purity Repeat Spirit
Those who forgets their friends to follow those of a higher status are truly snobs.
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Forget Friendship True
Ah me! we wound where we never intended to strike; we create anger where we never meant harm; and these thoughts are the thorns in our cushion.
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Angry Creation Harm Intend Ourselves Wound
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
A cheerful look brings joy to the heart.
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Appearance Happiness Heart Joy
There are many sham diamonds in this life which pass for real, and vice versa.
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Diamond Life Reality
It is comparatively easy to leave a mistress, but very hard to be left by one.
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Comparison Easy Hard Leaving Oneself
Bravery never goes out of fashion.
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Brave Fashion One Liner
Then sing as Martin Luther sang, As Doctor Martin Luther sang, “Who loves not wine, woman and song, He is a fool his whole life long.”
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Fools Himself Life Song Wine Woman
Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.
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Children God Heart Lips Mom Name
When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise.
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Heaven Look Love Myself Paradise Relationship See Thinking Yourself
People hate as they love, unreasonably.
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Hate Love People Reason
Vanity is often the unseen spur.
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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

Fortune God Greatness Man Quality Success

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