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... reason is that the rich man has so many distractions , and , more than this , does not have the same hard experiences which develop character and brain . As soon as a man makes up his mind that he will do something with his life , he ...
... reason is that the rich man has so many distractions , and , more than this , does not have the same hard experiences which develop character and brain . As soon as a man makes up his mind that he will do something with his life , he ...
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... reason of the saying : " Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains . " Consider the evolution of Nature - how slow it is , measured by our standards of time . In the field we see the tillage , then the sowing , then the sprout ...
... reason of the saying : " Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains . " Consider the evolution of Nature - how slow it is , measured by our standards of time . In the field we see the tillage , then the sowing , then the sprout ...
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... reason why they should counteract any dullness in their mental surround- ings by active thought exercises . Many people living in towns and doing routine work are far less active , mentally , than others living in the country , who have ...
... reason why they should counteract any dullness in their mental surround- ings by active thought exercises . Many people living in towns and doing routine work are far less active , mentally , than others living in the country , who have ...
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... reason to the best advantage . Every other day almost we hear of some new fad designed to increase our mental and physical efficiency . We take early walks before breakfast ; we give up alcoholic drinks and cut down our smoking ; we ...
... reason to the best advantage . Every other day almost we hear of some new fad designed to increase our mental and physical efficiency . We take early walks before breakfast ; we give up alcoholic drinks and cut down our smoking ; we ...
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... reason is , that no matter how much knowledge a man may possess , it is value- less to him unless he knows how to use it . To make your mind a storehouse of knowledge is to turn it into a lumber room unless you actively employ that ...
... reason is , that no matter how much knowledge a man may possess , it is value- less to him unless he knows how to use it . To make your mind a storehouse of knowledge is to turn it into a lumber room unless you actively employ that ...
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