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The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It’s the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.

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Napoleon Hill
Age: 87 †
Born: 1883
Born: October 26
Died: 1970
Died: November 8
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