Act well at the moment, and you have performed a good action for all eternity.

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Men naturally resent it when women take greater liberties in dress than men are allowed.

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The purely agitation attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.

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Never walk away from failure. On the contrary, study it carefully and imaginatively for its hidden assets.

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The biggest fool in the world is he who merely does his work supremely well, without attending to appearance.

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Success has always been easy to measure. It is the distance between one's origins and one's final achievement.

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The fastest way to succeed is to look as if you're playing by somebody else's rules, while quietly playing by your own.

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One of the first rules of playing the power game is that all bad news must be accepted calmly, as if one already knew and didn't care.

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Never reveal all of yourself to other people; hold back something in reserve so that people are never quite sure if they really know you.

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Luck can often mean simply taking advantage of a situation at the right moment. It is possible to make your luck by being always prepared.

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