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 Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That's why it satisfies nobody.  Austere perseverance, harsh and continuous, may be employed by the least of us and rarely fails of its purpose, for its silent power grows irresistibly greater with time. No man will succeed unless he is ready to face and overcome difficulties, and is prepared to assume responsibilities. A man never tells you anything until you contradict him. I do not believe that any peacock envies another peacock his tail, because every peacock is persuaded that his own tail is the finest in the world. The consequence of this is that peacocks are peaceable birds. Men's men: be they gentle or simple, they're much of a muchness. Courage is the most important of all virtues, because without it we can't practice any other virtue with consistency. Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost?... And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost. - Bible A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country. - Bible Farmers worry only during the growing season, but town people worry all the time. A good husband should be deaf and a good wife blind. Golf is a good walk spoiled. Those who love a cause are those who love the life which has to be led in order to serve it. Ancient custom has the force of law. Work is the grand cure of all the maladies and miseries that ever beset mankind. The fickleness of the woman I love is only equalled by the infernal constancy of the women who love me. That which is repeated too often becomes insipid and tedious. Work is more fun than fun. If you're good to your staff when things are going well, they'll rally when times go bad. It is not irritating to be where one is. It is only irritating to think one would like to be somewhere else. 
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