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If you want to be successful, you must either have a chance or take one.

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Evan Esar
Age: 95 †
Born: 1899
Born: January 1
Died: 1995
Died: January 1
American Humorist
Humorist
Chance
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Successful

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Etymology: from Latin ad-, to + visum, past participle of videre, to see. Advice is what you get from your parents when you are growing up, and from your children when you are growing old.
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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy - and Jill a wealthy widow.
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