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Sooner or later comes a crisis in our affairs, and how we meet it determines our future happiness and success. Since the beginning of time, every form of life has been called upon to meet such crisis.

Robert Collier

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Robert Collier
Age: 64 †
Born: 1885
Born: April 19
Died: 1950
Died: January 1
Author
Essayist
St. Louis
Missouri
Every
Called
Affairs
Time
Since
Affair
Life
Happiness
Determine
Upon
Crisis
Future
Later
Success
Meet
Comes
Beginning
Determines
Form
Challenges
Sooner

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