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Source: Self-Help; with Illustrations of Character and Conduct (1859), Ch. XI : Self-Culture — Facilities and Difficulties
“A successful book is not made of what is in it, but what is left out of it.”
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Ibid., p. 122
The Book of Disquiet
Original: Serei o que quiser. Mas tenho que querer o que for. O êxito está em ter êxito, e não em ter condições de êxito.