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Most of us are inclined to look upon success as coming in some mysterious way through advantages that we do not have. Perhaps because we do have them, we don't see them. The obvious is often unseen.

W. Clement Stone

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W. Clement Stone
Age: 100 †
Born: 1902
Born: May 4
Died: 2002
Died: September 3
Author
Entrepreneur
Chicago
Illinois
W. Clement Stone
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