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Jealousy... is a mental cancer.

~B. C. Forbes

Topics: Cancer Jealousy Mental

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It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring, who reaps a harvest in the Autumn.

~B. C. Forbes

Topics: Autumn Faithfully Farmer Harvest Only Plants Seeds Spring Who

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History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.

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Topics: Because Become Before Defeats Discouraged Encountered Heartbreaking History Most Notable Obstacles Refused Winners Won

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Work is the meat of life, pleasure the dessert.

~B. C. Forbes

Topics: Dessert Life Meat Pleasure Work

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He who has faith has... an inward reservoir of courage, hope, confidence, calmness, and assuring trust that all will come out well - even though to the world it may appear to come out most badly.

~B. C. Forbes

Topics: Appear Badly Calmness Come Confidence Courage Even Faith He Hope Inward May Most Out Reservoir Though Trust Well Who Will World

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A shady business never yields a sunny life.

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Topics: Business Life Never Shady Sunny Yields

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The truth doesn't hurt unless it ought to.

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Topics: Hurt Ought Truth Unless

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Better to be occasionally cheated than perpetually suspicious.

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Topics: Better Cheated Occasionally Perpetually Suspicious Than

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Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.

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Topics: Act Difficulties Exertion Greater Should Spur Tonic Us

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The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.

~B. C. Forbes

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Type: Journalist

Born: May 14th, 1880

Died: May 6th, 1954

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