#van

At this period the enthusiasm of the amateur was fast giving way to a more steady commercial instinct, and I let no opportunity slip of improving my position, but I felt that I was still labouring under the disadvantage of not having acquired some technical profession. ↗

— Henry Bessemer

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Unfortunately, from what I can see from my vantage point as the U.S. Attorney here, illegal insider trading is rampant and may even be on the rise. ↗

— Preet Bharara

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Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

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Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards. ↗