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Charles Buxton on Graduation

1823–1871 England

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Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal.

Notes of Thought (1883)

Success soon palls. The joyous time is, when the breeze first strikes your sails, and the waters rustle under your bows.

Notes of Thought (1883)

Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. The winner is he who gives himself to his work, body and soul.

Attributed Forty Thousand Quotations (1917)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Charles Buxton (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.