You wont spend your time in fretting because this or that white man has a better time than you have, or more advantages; nor will you, I hope, take short cuts to what looks like success, but nine times out of ten will turn out to be failure.
Reid advises against envy and shortcuts to success, promoting hard work and perseverance instead.
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