Glory and Exhilaration of Genuine Effort

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Glory and Exhilaration of Genuine Effort

"Most people go through life without ever discovering the existnce of that whole field of endeavor which we describe as second wind. Whether mentally or physically occupied most people give up at the first appearance of exhaustion. Thus they never learn the glory and the exhilaration of genuine effort...."

Katharine Graham, quoting from a letter she received from her mother, Agnes Meyer, said that this was one aspect of her mother's philosophy that she imposed on her children.

It was a...

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