Accomplished Quote by Charles Darwin

“If I had not been so great an invalid, I should not have done so much as I have accomplished.”

Charles Darwin

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I never believed in trying to do anything. Whatever I set out to do I found I had already accomplished.

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When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.

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