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Benjamin Disraeli

Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.

Benjamin Disraeli

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Trying to achieve greatness very quickly is unlikely to work because only a tiny fraction of people succeed that way. The chances of rushing to become important and actually making it are extremely low and risky.

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