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The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great

The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. – John Burroughs

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Blessed is the man who has some congenial work, some occupation in which he can put his heart, and which affords a complete outlet to all the forces there are in him. – John Burroughs

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Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it. – Moliere

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It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything. – Plutarch

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What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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