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Quote by Samuel Johnson
Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficult

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified. – Samuel Johnson

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Subordination tends greatly to human happiness. Were we all upon an equality, we should have no other enjoyment than mere animal pleasure. – Samuel Johnson

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Leisure and curiosity might soon make great advances in useful knowledge, were they not diverted by minute emulation and laborious trifles. – Samuel Johnson

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A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain. – Samuel Johnson

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Youve got to work hard for your success and youve got to have a steady presence. Thats the secret. – Kid Rock

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In inner-city, low-income communities of color, theres such a high correlation in terms of educational quality and success. – Bill Gates

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All of us are born for a reason, but all of us dont discover why. Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. Its what you do for others. – Danny Thomas

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