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The noble people will be nobly ruled, and the ignorant and corrupt ignobly.

Samuel Smiles

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
This extraordinary metal, the soul of every manufacture, and the mainspring perhaps of civilised society. Of iron.
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Civilization Manufacture Metal Soul
Those who aren’t making mistakes probably aren’t making anything.
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Failure Inspirational Mistake
Life will always be to a large extent what we ourselves make it.
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Inspirational Life Ourselves
The highest culture is not obtained from the teacher when at school or college, so much as by our ever diligent self-education when we become men.
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Culture Education Man Teacher
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
Marriage like government is a series of compromises. One must give and take, repair and restrain, endure and be patient.
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Compromise Endurance Government Marriage Patience Repair
Work is one of the best educators of practical character.
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Best Education Practice Work
Men who are resolved to find a way for themselves will always find opportunities enough; and if they do not find them, they will make them.
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Creation Enough Finding Man Opportunity Way
The noble people will be nobly ruled, and the ignorant and corrupt ignobly.
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Corruption People Rule
Good character is property. It is the noblest of all possessions.
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Character Goodness Noble Possession Property
Wisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry.
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Attention Industry Man Old Perseverance Possession Travel Understand Wisdom
The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at once.
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Focus Short Way
Alexander the Great valued learning so highly, that he used to say he was more indebted to Aristotle for giving him knowledge than to his father Philip for life.
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Father Knowledge Learning Life Value
Make good thy standing place, and move the world.
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Goodness Move Place Stand World
Man cannot aspire if he looked down; if he rise, he must look up.
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Aspiration Himself Man Rise

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