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“Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

When Julius Caesar invaded Britain, he decided to have a quick question and answer session with his massed ranks of legionnaires on the cliff tops, above what is now Dover, before they went in search of their first battle with the ancient Britons. “So, who has the first question?” said Caesar. One of the soldiers’ hands ...

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