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Opportunity ... It has a sly habit of slipping in by the back door, and often it comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat. Perhaps this is why so many fail to recognize opportunity.

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Napoleon Hill
Age: 87 †
Born: 1883
Born: October 26
Died: 1970
Died: November 8
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Essayist
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Wise County
Virginia
Oliver Napoleon Hill
Opportunity
Defeat
Often
Recognize
Comes
Fail
Sly
Form
Door
Disguised
Back
Habit
Slipping
Many
Failing
Misfortune
Doors
Misfortunes
Perhaps
Temporary

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