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Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.
Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.
Approximate author period: c. 1952 AD · modern
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- W. Clement Stone
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- Approximate author period: c. 1952 AD · modern
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to W. Clement Stone, based on documented lifetime 1902 to 2002. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2536671 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2536671 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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