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A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the

A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms agains himself. He makes his failure certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it. – Ambrose Bierce

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Trial. A formal inquiry designed to prove and put upon record the blameless characters of judges, advocates and jurors. – Ambrose Bierce

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Censor, n. An officer of certain governments, employed to supress the works of genius. Among the Romans the censor was an inspector of public morals, but the public morals of modern nations will not bear inspection. – Ambrose Bierce

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Logic, n. The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding. – Ambrose Bierce

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In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. – Bill Cosby

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I dont believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process. – Oprah Winfrey

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Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure. – George Eliot

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