The three great essentials to ...

The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.
The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.

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I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

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If we did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves.
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Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.