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> [Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-joseph-cossman/our-business-in-life-is-not-to-get-ahead-of-others-but-to-get-ahead-3/)

[E. Joseph Cossman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-joseph-cossman/)

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## More by E. Joseph Cossman

> [For products with revision possibilities, there is no better source available than a company going out of business!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-joseph-cossman/for-products-with-revision-possibilities-there-is-no-better-source/)

[E. Joseph Cossman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-joseph-cossman/)

> [The greatest power is often simple patience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-joseph-cossman/the-greatest-power-is-often-simple-patience/)

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> [Square meals often make round people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-joseph-cossman/square-meals-often-make-round-people/)

[E. Joseph Cossman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-joseph-cossman/)

> [You can have the best product in the world, you can have the best motivation in the world, you can have best education in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-joseph-cossman/you-can-have-the-best-product-in-the-world-you-can-have-the-best/)

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> [If you try to make money doing something you're not enjoying, it's a hard way to make money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-joseph-cossman/if-you-try-to-make-money-doing-something-you-re-not-enjoying-it-s-a/)

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> [“Obstacles is what a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-joseph-cossman/obstacles-is-what-a-person-sees-when-he-takes-his-eyes-off-his-goal/)

[E. Joseph Cossman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-joseph-cossman/)

> [Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-joseph-cossman/obstacles-are-things-a-person-sees-when-he-takes-his-eyes-off-his-goal/)

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> [Middle age is when your broad mind and narrow waist begin to change places.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-joseph-cossman/middle-age-is-when-your-broad-mind-and-narrow-waist-begin-to-change/)

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> [If you are ready to put a product or service on the market, look at that product or service and see how you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-joseph-cossman/if-you-are-ready-to-put-a-product-or-service-on-the-market-look-at/)

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> [Drive-in banks were established so most of the cars today could see their real owners.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-joseph-cossman/drive-in-banks-were-established-so-most-of-the-cars-today-could-see/)

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> [Do not quit! Hundreds of times I have watched people throw in the towel at the one-yard line while someone else comes along and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-joseph-cossman/do-not-quit-hundreds-of-times-i-have-watched-people-throw-in-the/)

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> [If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were worrying about one year ago today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-joseph-cossman/if-you-want-to-test-your-memory-try-to-recall-what-you-were-worrying/)

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> [This country is conducive to making money. Once you learn this lesson and make your first deal, you will really appreciate the tools available…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-joseph-cossman/this-country-is-conducive-to-making-money-once-you-learn-this-lesson/)

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> ['Salaryitis' is when you become so accustomed to that salary that you no longer have the gumption to pull out of the rut and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-joseph-cossman/salaryitis-is-when-you-become-so-accustomed-to-that-salary-that-you/)

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> [Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-joseph-cossman/our-business-in-life-is-not-to-get-ahead-of-others-but-to-get-ahead-3/)

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