Preceding accomplishment must ...

Preceding accomplishment must be desire. Thy desires must be strong and definite.
Preceding accomplishment must be desire. Thy desires must be strong and definite.
 George S. Clason

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One may not condemn a man for succeeding financially because he knows how. Neither may one with justice take away for a man what he has fairly earned, to give to men of less ability.
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As for time, all men have it in abundance.
 George S. Clason
...good luck waits to come to that man who accepts opportunity.
 George S. Clason
Desires must be simple and definite. They defeat their own purpose should they be too many, too confusing, or beyond a man's training to accomplish
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Money is plentiful for those who understand the simple laws which govern its acquisition.
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