In order to find some short road to success, in order to have momentary happiness, they yielded to temptation.
Booker T. Washington: “In order to find some short road to success, in order to have momentary happiness, they yielded to temptation.”
Editor's note · Context
He warns against seeking shortcuts to success that compromise one's integrity and character.
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