William Faulkner

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"Always dream and shoot higher than you know how to. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself."	Dreams, Knowledge, Sleeping
"I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail."	Lies, Men
"All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the basis of our splendid failure to do the impossible."	Dreams, Failure, Sleeping
"If people really liked to work, we'd still be plowing the land with sticks and transporting goods on our backs."	Evil
"Business is always interfering with pleasure, but it makes other pleasures possible."	Sin
"No man is a failure who is enjoying life."	Failure, Happiness, Joy
"We always admire the other person more after we've tried to do his job."	Miscellaneous
"Setting an example for your children takes all the fun out of middle age Conditions are never just right. People who delay action until all factors are favorable do nothing."	Ability, Age, Intelligence
"Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go."	Success
"Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, Not because they never found it, But because they didn't stop to enjoy it."	Happiness, Joy

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