The achievements which society rewards are won at the cost of diminution of personality.

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Nowhere probably is there more true feeling, and nowhere worse taste, than in a churchyard.

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Research! A mere excuse for idleness; it has never achieved, and will never achieve any results of the slightest value.

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To teach a man how he may learn to grow independently, and for himself, is perhaps the greatest service that one man can do another.

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You've got to be success minded. You've got to feel that things are coming your way when you're out selling; otherwise, you won't be able to sell anything.

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There is a serious defect in the thinking of someone who wants - more than anything else - to become rich. As long as they don't have the money, it'll seem like a worthwhile goal. Once they do, they'll understand how important other things are - and have always been.

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