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Luck is tenacity of purpose.

Elbert Hubbard

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Elbert Hubbard
Age: 58 †
Born: 1856
Born: June 19
Died: 1915
Died: May 7
Journalist
Philosopher
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Bloomington
Illinois
Elbert Hubbard
Ali Baba
Fra Elbertus
Tenacity
Luck
Purpose

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To subjugate another is to subjugate yourself.
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