A man ceases to be a beginner in any given pursuit after he ... - Napoleon Bonaparte

"A man ceases to be a beginner in any given pursuit after he has learned to grasp the weightiness, the gravity of the pursuit."

Napoleon Bonaparte Perseverance

Military General, Emperor Corsican-French 1769–1821

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