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> [To fail is a natural consequence of trying, To succeed takes time and prolonged effort in the face of unfriendly odds. To think it will be any other way, no matter what you do, is to invite yourself to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-viscott/to-fail-is-a-natural-consequence-of-trying-to-succeed-takes-time-and/)

[David Viscott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-viscott/)

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## More by David Viscott

> [No one is so old as to think he cannot live one more year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-viscott/no-one-is-so-old-as-to-think-he-cannot-live-one-more-year/)

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> [Once a person says, "This is who I really am, what I am all about, what I was really meant to do," it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-viscott/once-a-person-says-this-is-who-i-really-am-what-i-am-all-about-what-i/)

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> [You must begin to think of yourself as becoming the person you want to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-viscott/you-must-begin-to-think-of-yourself-as-becoming-the-person-you-want/)

[David Viscott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-viscott/)

> [In other relationships, it may be permissible to overpower people, but not between people who are living together. That relationship is supposed to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-viscott/in-other-relationships-it-may-be-permissible-to-overpower-people-but/)

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> [It is important for children to understand that some of the disappointment their parents feel for them is often really the parents' disappointment in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-viscott/it-is-important-for-children-to-understand-that-some-of-the/)

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> [You don't have to try, you just have to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-viscott/you-don-t-have-to-try-you-just-have-to-be/)

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> [Lists have always implied social order.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-viscott/lists-have-always-implied-social-order/)

[David Viscott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-viscott/)

> [In the end, the only people who fail are those who do not try.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-viscott/in-the-end-the-only-people-who-fail-are-those-who-do-not-try/)

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> [Although everyone fights, few people know how to have a good argument, an argument that clears the air and makes it less likely a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-viscott/although-everyone-fights-few-people-know-how-to-have-a-good-argument/)

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> [Unfortunately, some parents simply don't love their children. Probably they don't even love themselves. That may be the heart of their problem. Having parents…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-viscott/unfortunately-some-parents-simply-don-t-love-their-children-probably/)

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> [From time to time, everyone distorts. We all tend to believe what supports our side of the question and doubt what weakens it. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-viscott/from-time-to-time-everyone-distorts-we-all-tend-to-believe-what/)

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> [You are the only one who has to live your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-viscott/you-are-the-only-one-who-has-to-live-your-life/)

[David Viscott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-viscott/)

> [If we are the sum of everything that happens to us, to limit a person's experience is to limit their growth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-viscott/if-we-are-the-sum-of-everything-that-happens-to-us-to-limit-a-person/)

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> [The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The work of life is to develop it. The meaning of life is to give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-viscott/the-purpose-of-life-is-to-discover-your-gift-the-work-of-life-is-to/)

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> [Sorrow ages you prematurely. When you're in emotional debt, you're pessimistic about the future and, even in your green years, long to return to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-viscott/sorrow-ages-you-prematurely-when-you-re-in-emotional-debt-you-re/)

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