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Since We Do Not Take A Man On His Past History, We Do Not Refuse Him Because Of His Past History. I Never Met A Man Who Was Thoroughly Bad. There Is Always Some Good In Him If He Gets A Chance.

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Since We Do Not Take A Man On His Past History, We Do Not Refuse Him Because Of His Past History. I Never Met A Man Who Was Thoroughly Bad. There Is Always Some Good In Him If He Gets A Chance.

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Come Ye Thankful People, Come, Raise The Song Of Harvest-home!

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The Secret Of Success Is To Understand The Viewpoint Of Others.

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Why Should I Clutter My Mind With General Information When I Have Men Around Me Who Can Supply Any Knowledge I Need?

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Speculation Is Only A Word Covering The Making Of Money Out Of The Manipulation Of Prices, Instead Of Supplying Goods And Services.

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Many Persons Think That By Hoarding Money They Are Gaining Safety For Themselves. If Money Is Your Only Hope For Independence, You Will Never Have It. The Only Real Security That A Man Can Have In This World Is A Reserve Of Knowledge, Experience, And Ability. Without These Qualities, Money Is Practically Useless. The Security Even Of Money Depends On Knowledge, Experience, And Ability. If Productive Ideas Are Displaced By Destructive Ideas, Economic Life Suffers.

It Is Failure That Is Easy. Success Is Always Hard.

Two Percent Of The People Think; Three Percent Think They Think, And 95 Percent Would Rather Die Than Think.

Every Object Tells A Story If You Know How To Read It.

Hard Knocks Have A Place And Value, But Hard Thinking Goes Farther In Less Time.

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Competition Whose Motive Is Merely To Compete, To Drive Some Other Fellow Out, Never Carries Very Far.

My Grandfather Killed My Father In My Mind. I Know He Died Of Cancer-but It Was Because Of What My Grandfather Did To Him.

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