Alfred Tennyson

“Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead one to sovereign power.”

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“No man ever got very high by pulling other people down. The intelligent merchant does not knock his competitors. The sensible worker does not work those who work with him. Don't knock your friends. Don't knock your enemies. Don't knock yourself.” Alfred Tennyson