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title: "5 Enduring Great Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [Men cling to life even at the cost of enduring great misfortune.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aristotle/men-cling-to-life-even-at-the-cost-of-enduring-great-misfortune/)

[Aristotle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aristotle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/986/aristotle-78_cost_men-cling-to-life-even-at-the-cost-of-en_1668292.png)

> [“Enduring great companies preserve their core values and purpose while their business strategies and operating practices endlessly adapt to a changing world.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-c-collins/enduring-great-companies-preserve-their-core-values-and-purpose-while/)

[James C. Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-c-collins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acb/james-c-collins-2276_business_enduring-great-companies-preserve-their_1783912.png)

> [“Enduring great companies don’t exist merely to deliver returns to shareholders. Indeed, in a truly great company, profits and cash flow become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-collins/enduring-great-companies-don-t-exist-merely-to-deliver-returns-to/)

[Jim Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-collins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/603/jim-collins-23358_business_enduring-great-companies-don-t-exist-mer_1848692.jpg)

> [To be an enduring, great company, you have to build a mechanism for preventing or solving problems that will long outlast any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-schultz/to-be-an-enduring-great-company-you-have-to-build-a-mechanism-for/)

[Howard Schultz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-schultz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5c/howard-schultz-1317_business_to-be-an-enduring-great-company-you-have_1882447.png)

> [In an ironic twist, I now see Good to Great not as a sequel to Built to Last, but more of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-c-collins/in-an-ironic-twist-i-now-see-good-to-great-not-as-a-sequel-to-built/)

[James C. Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-c-collins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b2/james-c-collins-2276_built_in-an-ironic-twist-i-now-see-good-to-gre_2250319.jpg)

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