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— Alexis de Tocqueville"We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects."
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At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the exact number of his defects and qualities, know how far he can go, foretell his failures - be what he is. And, above all, accept these things.
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