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He that resolves upon any great and good end, has, by that very resolution, scaled the chief barrier to it. He will find such resolution removing difficulties, searching out or making means, giving courage for despondency, and strength for weakness, and like the star to the wise men of old, ever guiding him nearer and nearer to perfection.

Tryon Edwards (1853). “The World's Laconics: Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best Authors”, p.258
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