... great requisite is self-reliance. The man who depends upon his neighbors, as Aesop illustrates in one of his fables, never has his work done. But when he says that he will do it himself on a certain day, then it is prudent for the bird that has been nesting in his grainfield... — How to Get on in the World - A Ladder to Practical Success • Major A.R. Calhoon
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