Orison Swett Marden：Pushing to the Front, Excerpt 323

Robert Clive bore the name of "dunce" and "reprobate" at school, but at thirty-two, with three thousand men, he defeated fifty thousand at Plassey and laid the foundation of the British Empire in India. Sir Walter Scott was called a blockhead by his teacher. When Byron happened to get ahead of his class, the master would say: "Now, Jordie, let me see how soon you will be at the foot again."

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Locator：Excerpt 323 · Verified：2026-10-19 · Verification：Short excerpt

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