“I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.”

— Og Mandino

Source: The Greatest Salesman in the World (2001): 2001 Gift Edition

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American author 1923–1996

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