"People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to."

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"People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to."

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"Most people know no other way of judging men's worth but by the vogue they are in, or the fortunes they have met with."

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"A great many men's gratitude is nothing but a secret desire to hook in more valuable kindnesses hereafter."

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"Pain is as diverse as man. One suffers as one can."

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"Why is it that many contemporary male thinkers, especially men of color, repudiate the imperialist legacy of Columbus but affirm dimensions of that legacy by their refusal to repudiate patriarchy?"

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"Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice."

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"There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices."

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"There is no better proof of a man's being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men."

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"It is from a weakness and smallness of mind that men are opinionated; and we are very loath to believe what we are not able to comprehend."

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"A great many men's gratitude is nothing but a secret desire to hook in more valuable kindnesses hereafter."

"Pain is as diverse as man. One suffers as one can."

"Men become accustomed to poison by degrees."

"Why is it that many contemporary male thinkers, especially men of color, repudiate the imperialist legacy of Columbus but affirm dimensions of that legacy by their refusal to repudiate patriarchy?"

"Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice."

"There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices."

"There is no better proof of a man's being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men."

"It is from a weakness and smallness of mind that men are opinionated; and we are very loath to believe what we are not able to comprehend."

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"The street to obscurity is paved with athletes who can perform great feats before friendly crowds."

"Every day you waste is one you can never make up."

"Each of us has been put on earth with the ability to do something well. We cheat ourselves and the world if we don't use that ability as best we can."

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"Forget the past - the future will give you plenty to worry about."

"Every time you win, you're reborn; when you lose, you die a little."

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"One of the most difficult things everyone has to learn is that for your entire life you must keep fighting and adjusting if you hope to survive. No matter who you are or what your position is you must keep fighting for whatever it is you desire to achieve."

"Work hard, stay positive, and get up early. It's the best part of the day."