An intense anticipation itself transforms possibility into reality; ou…

Samuel Smiles
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An intense anticipation itself transforms possibility into reality; our desires being often but precursors of the things which we are capable of performing. ✨ Samuel Smiles (2014). Self-Help, p.153, Cambridge University Press
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An intense anticipation itself transforms possibility into reality; our desires being often but precursors of the things which we are capable of performing. ✨ Samuel Smiles (2014). Self-Help, p.153, Cambridge University Press

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