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The crowning fortune of a man is to be born to some pursuit which finds him employment and happiness, whether it be to make baskets, or broadswords, o...more

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When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.

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Every industrious man, in every lawful calling, is a useful man. And one principal reason why men are so often useless is that they neglect their own ...more

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Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.

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The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.

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The Artist always has the masters in his eyes.

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Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.