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A slave has but one master; an ambitious man has as many masters as there are people who may be useful in bettering his position. ↗

— Jean de la Bruyere

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Now the master paid a number of visits to England and, as a Cambridge man, it is a source of pride that he taught there for a longer period than elsewhere in my country. ↗

— John G. D. Clark

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Not until, years later, I found my true interest in life did I discover that I could master a subject, no matter how difficult, if it helped me in what I wanted to do. ↗

— Lincoln Ellsworth

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There're two people in the world that are not likeable: a master and a slave. ↗

— Nikki Giovanni

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A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows. ↗

— Doug Larson

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After my mistress was dead, I lived most comfortably, my master having a great affection for me. ↗

— William Lilly

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Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

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Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory. ↗

— Norman Vincent Peale

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The best leaders... almost without exception and at every level, are master users of stories and symbols. ↗

— Tom Peters

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Order and simplification are the first steps toward the mastery of a subject. ↗

— Thomas Mann

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