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Success is seldom achieved by people who contemplate the possibility of failure

William Feather

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William Feather
Age: 91 †
Born: 1889
Born: August 25
Died: 1981
Died: January 7
Author
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Jamestown
New York
People
Contemplate
Contemplating
Seldom
Achieved
Failure
Possibility
Success

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