Furthermore, you are embarking on the loneliest profession in the world. Even the despised tax collectors return to their homes at sundown and the le… - Og Mandino

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Furthermore, you are embarking on the loneliest profession in the world. Even the despised tax collectors return to their homes at sundown and the legions of Rome have a barracks to call home. But you will witness many setting suns far from all friends and loved ones. Nothing can bring the hurt of loneliness upon a man so swiftly as to pass a strange house in the dark and witness, in the lamplight from within, a family breaking evening bread together. “It is in these periods of loneliness that temptations will confront thee,” Pathros continued. “How you meet these temptations will greatly affect your career. When you are on the road with only your animal it is a strange and often frightening sensation. Often our perspectives and our values are temporarily forgotten and we become like children, longing for the safety and love of our own. What we find as a substitute has ended the career of many including thousands who were considered to have great potential in the art of selling. Furthermore, there will be no one to humor you or console you when you have sold no goods; no one except those who seek to separate you from your money pouch.

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About Og Mandino

Augustine "Og" Mandino (12 December 1923 – 3 September 1996) was a "sales guru" and author, most famous for his book The Greatest Salesman in the World (1968).

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Alternative Names: Augustine "Og" Mandino II
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