Jan 22

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You Can Cultivate Greatness by Studying the Lives of the Greats

Studying the lives of the great would help you to mirror their private victories.

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In 1813, we were told that the shortest-serving US president, William H. Harrison sent about three volumes of an ancient book to John, his 15-year-old son. The book was Plutarch's Lives, containing a favorite of successful…

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