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The very greatest things - great thoughts, discoveries, inventions

The very greatest things – great thoughts, discoveries, inventions – have usually been nurtured in hardship, often pondered over in sorrow, and at length established with difficulty. – Samuel Smiles

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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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Failure
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It will generally be found that men who are constantly lamenting their ill luck are only reaping the consequences of their own neglect, mismanagement, and improvidence, or want of application. – Samuel Smiles

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Neglect, Negligence
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Progress however, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once and we must be satisfied to advance in life as we walk, step by step. – Samuel Smiles

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I do have my ducks in line if I want to do it, but Id love to see the Republicans pick somebody that was going to win and take over this country and frankly, to use the expression, Make America great again. – Donald Trump

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Mental health needs a great deal of attention. Its the final taboo and it needs to be faced and dealt with. – Adam Ant

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Success is a great deodorant. – Elizabeth Taylor

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