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There is a term for those who triumph against the odds—for winners nobody saw coming. They are called dark horses.
The expression 'dark horse' first entered common parlance after the publication of The Young Duke in 1831. In this British novel, the title character bets on a horse race and loses big after the race is won by an unknown “dark horse, which had never been thought of.” The phrase quickly caught on. “Dark horse” came to denote an unexpected victor who had been overlooked because she
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― Dark Horse: Achieving Success Through the Pursuit of Fulfillment
― Dark Horse: Achieving Success Through the Pursuit of Fulfillment
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It is good they can still joke and laugh. It offers nothing to the storyteller. But in the face of the inevitable, defiant joy is effort and reward both. It is how to survive, and it is why.
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