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Sydney Smith: There is but one method of success, and that is hard labor; and a man who will…

There is but one method of success, and that is hard labor; and a man who will not pay that price for distinction had better at once dedicate himself to the pursuit of the fox.

In today’s wordsThere is only one method of success, and that is hard work; and anyone who won't pay that price for distinction might as well devote himself to fox hunting.

Sydney SmithCommonly attributed
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From the book Quoted in Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers, compiled by Josiah H. Gilbert, 1895

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