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Let no man wax pale, therefore, because of opposition. Opposition is what he wants, and must have, to be good for anything. Hardship is the native soil of manhood and self-reliance. He that cannot abide the storm, without flinching or quailing — strips himself in the sunshine, and lies down by the wayside, to be overlooked and forgotten.

John Neal

A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind. Even a head wind is better than none. No man ever worked his passage anywhere in a dead calm.

John Neal

John Neal

John Neal

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Born: August 25, 1793

Died: June 20, 1876 (aged 82)

Bio: John Neal was an author and art/literary critic. He was a man of diverse talents and objectives, many of which were pioneering in his day.

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