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Hard work beats talent when talent stops working hard.

Two men are camping. A bear attacks. The first camper starts putting on his running shoes. Second camper says, “what are you doing, you can’t outrun a bear”. First camper says “I don’t need to. I only need to outrun you”.

You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink.

Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step (but that first step is the hardest).

Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world — Albert Einstein