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'When you have a lemon, make a lemonade.' That is what a great educator does. But the fool does the exact opposite. If he finds that life has handed him a lemon, he gives up and says, 'I 'm beaten. It is fate. I haven't got a chance.' Then he proceeds to rail against the world and indulge in an orgy of self-pity .

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Dale Carnegie
Age: 66 †
Born: 1888
Born: November 24
Died: 1955
Died: November 1
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Believe that you will succeed, and you will.
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It never hurts a fool to appear before an audience, for his capacity is not a capacity for feeling.
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Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.
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