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"Unless a man enters upon the vocation intended for him by nature, and best suited to his peculiar genius, he cannot succeed."

Best Chapter 1 advice ever!



Sometimes when I read old literature that says "by nature" I get the impression that they just mean "deeply ingrained."

When did the nature vs nurture question become a widespread meme? Was it after this book was written?


"Unless a man enters upon the vocation intended for him by nature, and best suited to his peculiar genius, he cannot succeed."

How am I gonna get paid to surf porn :(




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