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Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
"Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle."— Abraham Lincoln
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Meaning of this quote
Waiting alone does not guarantee an opportunity will remain available.
Key takeaway:
Combine patience with purposeful effort.
Origin of the quote
Later Lincoln attribution
Who actually said this?
Commonly attributedModern repetition does not identify a Lincoln-era record; the hustle wording remains unverified.
