A purpose is the eternal condition of success. Nothing will take its place. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men of talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is a proverb... Education will not; the country is full of unsuccessful educated men... There is no road to success but through a clear, strong purpose.

Theodore T. Munger

On the Threshold

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How to succeed Success

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Theodore T. Munger

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On the Threshold

Language

English

Time

1881 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Clergyman

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United States

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Citation

Munger, Theodore T. On the Threshold. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1881, ch. 1.

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