#short cut

A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires. ↗

— Petrarch

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The ability to speak is a short cut to distinction. It puts a man in the limelight, raises him head and shoulders above the crowd. ↗

— Lowell Thomas

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There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation - veneer isn't worth anything. ↗

— George Washington Carver

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In this age, which believes that there is a short cut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that the most difficult way is, in the long run, the easiest. ↗

— Henry Miller

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There is no royal road to learning; no short cut to the acquirement of any art. ↗

— Anthony Trollope

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Most critical writing is drivel and half of it is dishonest. It is a short cut to oblivion, anyway. Thinking in terms of ideas destroys the power to think in terms of emotions and sensations. ↗

— Raymond Chandler

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