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Quote by William Hazlitt
People of genius do not excel in any profession because they work

People of genius do not excel in any profession because they work in it, they work in it because they excel. – William Hazlitt

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We grow tired of everything but turning others into ridicule, and congratulating ourselves on their defects. – William Hazlitt

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Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart. – Rumi

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If you want to build a ship, dont drum up people to collect wood and dont assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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Instead of asking How much damage will the work in question bring about? why not ask How much good? How much joy? – Henry Miller

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