Do not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for afterwards? Better make the horizon your goal; it will always be ahead of you.
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"Do not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for afterwards? Better make the horizon your goal; it will always be ahead of you." — William Makepeace Thackeray
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Do not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for afterwards? Better make the horizon your goal; it will always be ahead of you. — William Makepeace Thackeray
About William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray was a Novelist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1811–1863).
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This quote is attributed to William Makepeace Thackeray, a Novelist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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William Makepeace Thackeray lived from 1811 – 1863.