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title: "2 Man Grit Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [“Nobles’ sons are one of nature’s great destructive forces, like floods or tornadoes. When you’re struck with one of these catastrophes, the only thing an average man can do is grit his teeth and try to minimize the damage.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-rothfuss/nobles-sons-are-one-of-nature-s-great-destructive-forces-like-floods/)

[Patrick Rothfuss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-rothfuss/)

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> [The man who has grit enough to bring about the afforestation or the irrigation of a country is not less worthy of honor than its conqueror.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-arthur-thomson/the-man-who-has-grit-enough-to-bring-about-the-afforestation-or-the/)

[J. Arthur Thomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-arthur-thomson/)

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