“There is no fate that plans men's lives. Whatever comes to us, good or bad, is usually the result of our own action or lack of action.”

— Herbert N. Casson

Herbert N. Casson cited in: Forbes magazine (1950) The Forbes scrapbook of Thoughts on the business of life. p. 218
1950s and later

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Canadian journalist and writer 1869–1951

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