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Commit a child to the care of a worthless, ignorant woman, and no culture in after-life will remedy the evil you have done.

Samuel Smiles

Those who aren’t making mistakes probably aren’t making anything.
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Failure Inspirational Mistake
The apprenticeship of difficulty is one which the greatest of men have had to serve.
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Difficult Greatness Man Service
The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.
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Growth Help Individual Spirit
Example teaches better than precept. It is the best modeler of the character of men and women. To set a lofty example is the richest bequest a man can leave behind him.
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Best Better Himself Leaving Man Teaching
Persons with comparatively moderate powers will accomplish much, if they apply themselves wholly and indefatigably to one thing at a time.
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Accomplishment Oneself Person Power Time
The reason why so little is done, is generally because so little is attempted.
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Attempt Reason
Commit a child to the care of a worthless, ignorant woman, and no culture in after-life will remedy the evil you have done.
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Children Commitment Evil Ignorance Woman Yourself
Politeness goes far, yet costs nothing.
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Cost Polite
Luck whines; labor whistles.
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Labor Luck Whistle
All life is a struggle…. Under competition the lazy man is put under the necessity of exerting himself; and if he will not exert himself, he must fall behind. If he do not work, neither shall he eat.
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Competition Eat Himself Life Necessary Struggle Work
Labor is still, and ever will be, the inevitable price set upon everything which is valuable.
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Labor Price Value
Luck lies in bed, and wishes the postman would bring him news of a legacy; labor turns out at six, and with busy pen or ringing hammer lays the foundation of a competence.
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Bed Foundation Lying Pregnant
Work is one of the best educators of practical character.
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Best Education Practice Work
The women of the poorer classes make sacrifices, and run risks, and bear privations, and exercise patience and kindness to a degree that the world never knows of, and would scarcely believe even if it did know.
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Believe Patience Poor Sacrifice Woman World
Men whose acts are at variance with their words command no respect, and what they say has but little weight.
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Act Man Respect Weight Word
The great lesson of biography is to show what man can be and do at his best. A noble life put fairly on record acts like an inspiration to others.
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Greatness Lesson Life Man Noble Record

Commit a child to the care of a worthless, ignorant woman, and no culture in after-life will remedy the evil you have done.

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