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Every successful man feels this sense of power supporting him, although the time comes when it also deserts him. Why? Because the map of his destiny has already indicated this change. Napoleon on St. Helena felt this loss, this difference from his former state. Disraeli, in his late sixties, said, "There were days when, on waking, I felt I could move dynasties and governments; but that has passed away."

-- Notebooks Category 9: From Birth to Rebirth > Chapter 3 : Laws and Patterns of Experience > # 405