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Brains and character rule the world. The most distinguished Frenchman of the last century said, "Men succeed less by their talents than their character." There were scores of men a hundred years ago who had more intellect than Washington. He outlives and overrides them all by the influence of his character.
Brains and character rule the world. The most distinguished Frenchman of the last century said, "Men succeed less by their talents than their character." There were scores of men a hundred years ago who had more intellect than Washington. He outlives and overrides them all by the influence of his character.
Approximate author period: c. 1847 AD · industrial
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- Wendell Phillips
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- Approximate author period: c. 1847 AD · industrial
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- Many Thoughts of Many Minds (1896) (1896 AD)
Character · anthology attribution: Wendell Phillips
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