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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

Other quotes by William Hazlitt

Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly overvalued by others. – William Hazlitt

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Humility
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William Hazlitt
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The world judge of men by their ability in their profession, and we judge of ourselves by the same test: for it is on that on which our success in life depends. – William Hazlitt

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Success
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When your hobbies get in the way of your work – thats OK but when your hobbies get in the way of themselves… well. – Steve Martin

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It takes a lot of energy to be negative. You have to work at it. But smiling is painless. Id rather spend my energy smiling. – Eric Davis

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Realize what you really want. It stops you from chasing butterflies and puts you to work digging gold. – William Moulton Marston

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Nothing will work unless you do. – Maya Angelou

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Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking. – Alfred North Whitehead

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