Originally Posted by
HawkOwl
Guess I should share some more of my attitude to help put my original post in focus. To me it takes three things for success in any venture. Smarts enough for the task. Lots of work. Serendipity, or luck. Without all three a person just cannot succeed.
Your post reminds me of some wisdom from Josh Billings:
I am a poor man, but I have this consolation: I am poor by accident, not by design.[HR][/HR]
I don't care how much a person talks, if they only say it in a few words.
[HR][/HR] I have finally come to the conclusion that a good reliable set of bowels is worth more to man than any quantity of brains.
I'd say ole Josh knew a bit more than he might be given credit for on this thread.
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