If capitalism worked as the socialists think an economic system ought to work, and provided a constant equality of living conditions for all, regardless of whether a man was able or not, resourceful or not, diligent or not, thrifty or not, if capitalism put no premiums on resourcefulness and effort and not penalty on idleness or vice, it would produce only an equality of destitution.

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Sometimes you try to make it happen instead of just letting it happen.

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You may be hurt if you love too much, but you will live in misery if you love too little.

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Buying cheap to save money is like stopping the clock to save time. Neither works.

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We only become what we are by the radical and deep-seated refusal of that which others have made of us.

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But instinct is something which transcends knowledge. We have, undoubtedly, certain finer fibers that enable us to perceive truths when logical deduction, or any other willful effort of the brain, is futile.

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Anyone who studies declassified documents soon becomes aware that government secrecy is largely an effort to protect policy makers from scrutiny by citizens, not to protect the country from enemies.

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Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle. -Napoleon Hill

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There's no reward without work, no victory without effort, no battle won without risk.

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Every effort under compulsion demands a sacrifice of energy. I never paid such a price.

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