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“If we did all the things we are capable of doing we would literally astound ourselves.”
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“I never did anything worth doing by accident nor did any of my inventions come by accident they came by work.”
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“If we did all the things we are capable of doing we would literally astound ourselves.”
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“I am not discouraged because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.”
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“I never did anything worth doing by accident nor did any of my inventions come by accident they came by work.”
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