Quote by Frederick Douglass
Mans greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper applic

Mans greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done. – Frederick Douglass

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For right is right, since God is God and right the day must win. To doubt would be disloyalty, to falter would be sin. – Frederick W. Faber

Oh, the difference between nearly right and exactly right. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Things dont go wrong, they simply happen. – Jacob Ghitis

The successful person places more attention on doing the right thing rather than doing things right. – Peter Drucker

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