Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.

John D. Rockefeller
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  1. Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

  2. A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship

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  4. It is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you yourself already know.

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