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If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder
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"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

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This quote by Joseph Addison motivates us to pursue success in life. He suggests that we make determination our closest buddy, as it will assist us to remain concentrated and inspired. Experience should be our sensible therapist, as it will supply us with the knowledge and skills to make the right decisions. Care needs to be our senior bro, as it will help us to be familiar with potential dangers and pitfalls. Lastly, hope needs to be our guardian genius, as it will give us the strength and nerve to keep going even when the chances are against us. By following these four pieces of advice, we can increase our possibilities of achieving our goals and living a successful life.

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Joseph Addison This quote is written / told by Joseph Addison between May 1, 1672 and June 17, 1719. He was a famous Writer from England. The author also have 65 other quotes.

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