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To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.
To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.
It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of read more
It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.
Even on the most exalted throne in the world we are only sitting on our own bottom.
Even on the most exalted throne in the world we are only sitting on our own bottom.
Success is the necessary misfortune of life, but it is only to the very unfortunate that it comes early.
Success is the necessary misfortune of life, but it is only to the very unfortunate that it comes early.
 Be commonplace and creeping, any you attain all things.
 [Fr., Mediocre et rampant, et l'on arrive a tout.]  
 Be commonplace and creeping, any you attain all things.
 [Fr., Mediocre et rampant, et l'on arrive a tout.] 
If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.
If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.
The road to success is filled with women pushing their husbands along.
The road to success is filled with women pushing their husbands along.
I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it.
I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it.
The best revenge is massive success.
The best revenge is massive success.