If you know you are right, stay the course even though the whole world…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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If you know you are right, stay the course even though the whole world seems to be against you and everyone you know questions your judgment. When you prevail--and you eventually will if you stick to the job--they will all tell you that they knew all along you could do it.
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