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Orison Swett Marden:Pushing to the Front, Excerpt 14

Orison Swett Marden《Pushing to the Front》· Pushing to the Front · Leadership

When this "impossible" deed was accomplished, some saw that it might have been done long before. Others excused themselves from encountering such gigantic obstacles by calling them insuperable. Many a commander had possessed the necessary supplies, tools, and rugged soldiers, but lacked the grit and resolution of Bonaparte, who did not shrink from mere difficulties, however great, but out of his very need made and mastered his opportunity.

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Locator:Excerpt 14 · Verified:2026-10-19 · Verification:Short excerpt

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