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Joseph Addison

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.

Joseph Addison

Experience

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To achieve success, you should always stay determined, learn from your past, be careful in your decisions, and keep a positive outlook. Treat perseverance like a close companion, experience as a source of good advice, caution as a protective sibling, and hope as your guiding force.

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