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Quote by Florence Nightingale
I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took an excuse. -

I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took an excuse. – Florence Nightingale

Other quotes by Florence Nightingale

The martyr sacrifices themselves entirely in vain. Or rather not in vain; for they make the selfish more selfish, the lazy more lazy, the narrow narrower. – Florence Nightingale

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Martyr, Martyrdom
Author
Florence Nightingale
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The world is put back by the death of every one who has to sacrifice the development of his or her peculiar gifts to conventionality. – Florence Nightingale

Category:
Death
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Florence Nightingale
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Justifying a fault doubles it. – French Proverb

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Excuses

We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty. – Marcus Fabius Quintilian

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Excuses

If you always make excuses to not follow through you deserve the weight of anxiety on your chest. – Daniel, @blindedpoet

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Excuses

Success is a tale of obstacles overcome, and for every obstacle overcome, an excuse not used. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Excuses

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