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Josh Billings Quotes: Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist - it reduces him to his fighting weight.
         

Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist - it reduces him to his fighting weight.


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Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist - it reduces him to his fighting weight.
         



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