"The secret of success is to be in harmony with existence, to be always calm to let each wave of life wash us a little farther up the shore."

Life, Success, Existence, Harmony

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"The secret of success is to be in harmony with existence, to be always calm to let each wave of life wash us a little farther up the shore."

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