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Luck relies on chance, labor on character. - Richard Cobden

Luck relies on chance, labor on character. – Richard Cobden

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I have been particularly struck with the overwhelming evidence which is given as to the fitness of the natives of India for high offices and employments. – Richard Cobden

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fitness
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Richard Cobden
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I came here as a practical man, to talk, not simply on the question of peace and war, but to treat another question which is of hardly less importance – the enormous and burdensome standing armaments which it is the practice of modern Governments to sustain in time of peace. – Richard Cobden

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Peace
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Richard Cobden
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In Holland, they have come to precisely the same conclusion. There they have adopted a system of secular education, because they have found it impracticable to unite the religious bodies in any system of combined religious instruction. – Richard Cobden

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Education
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Luck
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Good luck beats early rising. – Proverb

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Luck

The only sure thing about luck is that it will change. – Wilson Mizner

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Luck

All of us have bad luck and good luck. The man who persists through the bad luck — who keeps right on going — is the man who is there when the good luck comes — and is ready to receive it. – Robert Collier

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Luck

I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you dislike? – Jean Cocteau

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Luck

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Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nations promise through civility, courage, compassion and character. – George W. Bush

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You know, many people have said that Im on the edge and Im maverick for some of the big operations that Ive done. Im not at all. I pray I ask God to give me wisdom, Should I do it?, guidance in terms of how to do it, who to consult with. All those kind of things are incredibly important. – Benjamin Carson

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I dont think a woman has to act like a man to show that she has strength. – Little Richard

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Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it. – Franz Grillparzer

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