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James Geary

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James Geary is an American-born, London-based writer and the former Europe editor of Time. His most recent book is 'Geary’s Guide to the World's Great Aphorists' which he claims to be the largest collection of aphorisms in the English language.

Winston Churchill: 'Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm'
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The wit of the wise beats any number of sermons

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