If we do not work with our might, others will; and they will outstrip us in the race, and pluck the prize from our grasp. Success grows less and less dependent on luck and chance.

倘若我们不尽全力工作，别人会尽全力，随后他们将在竞争中超越我们，从我们手中夺取胜利的果实。

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Luck, pluck and virtue prevail, a death sentence is lifted, and the irrepressible carnival spirit that drives the overture triumphs anew.

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