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Quote by Samuel Smiles
It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success they m

It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice, and example could never have taught them so well as failure has done. – Samuel Smiles

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Im as happy a man as any in the world, for the whole world seems to smile upon me! – Samuel Smiles

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Labor is still, and ever will be, the inevitable price set upon everything which is valuable. – Samuel Smiles

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The pressures are intense, because the rewards for success and the penalty for failure are more and more. – Alan Hansen

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Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again. – Richard Branson

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I knew that there were several, among African-American leaders, who had been put out by me because of my failure or reluctance to endorse Sen. Kerry. – Rodney Alexander

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So I try not to have any actual expectations for myself for any level of success or failure. – Gavin DeGraw

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