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What the World Expects

The world is looking for that man or woman
who can tell you why "I can do this or that,"
—why this was done, how this difficulty was
surmounted, and how that obstacle was removed;
but the world has little patience
with him or her who runs against a snag and

gets discouraged, and simply tells why he cannot,
and gives excuses instead of results.

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