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The greater success a man has made, the more he fears a climb down.

Lin Yutang

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Lin Yutang
Age: 80 †
Born: 1895
Born: October 10
Died: 1976
Died: March 26
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Men
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A tendency to fly too straight at a goal, instead of circling around it, often carries one too far.
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Of all the unhappy people in the world, the unhappiest are those who have not found something they want to do.
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He who is afraid to use an I in his writing will never make a good writer.
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Simplicity is the outward sign and symbol of depth of thought.
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