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... brain . As soon as a man makes up his mind that he will do something with his life , he changes over from a state of drift to one of action . It is easy to drift , but it is better to struggle , for the current of life drags men on to ...
... brain . As soon as a man makes up his mind that he will do something with his life , he changes over from a state of drift to one of action . It is easy to drift , but it is better to struggle , for the current of life drags men on to ...
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... brain directs . Every man and woman born into the world is like that . We are all capable of setting our course , we are all built to overcome the difficulties we may encounter in following it , and we are free to drift or progress as ...
... brain directs . Every man and woman born into the world is like that . We are all capable of setting our course , we are all built to overcome the difficulties we may encounter in following it , and we are free to drift or progress as ...
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... the fallacy of those writers on success who tell the world that a man can do whatever he will . Unless your brain is Napoleonic you cannot be a Napoleon , and even if by sheer determination 6 Personal Power THE TYRANNY OF DOUBT.
... the fallacy of those writers on success who tell the world that a man can do whatever he will . Unless your brain is Napoleonic you cannot be a Napoleon , and even if by sheer determination 6 Personal Power THE TYRANNY OF DOUBT.
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... brain - fag " are very often suffering from mental lassitude because they do not give their minds enough exercise . It ought to be known by everybody that the brain requires judicious exercise quite as much as the body does . People ...
... brain - fag " are very often suffering from mental lassitude because they do not give their minds enough exercise . It ought to be known by everybody that the brain requires judicious exercise quite as much as the body does . People ...
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... brain which controls the necessary move- ments of the left hand to lose its power . By care- ful cultivation we could restore the control , and it would be all the better for the brain if we did So. This is but one example of the manner ...
... brain which controls the necessary move- ments of the left hand to lose its power . By care- ful cultivation we could restore the control , and it would be all the better for the brain if we did So. This is but one example of the manner ...
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