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Persons with comparatively moderate powers will accomplish much, if they apply themselves wholly and indefatigably to one thing at a time.

Samuel Smiles

Men cannot be raised in masses as the mountains were in he early geological states of the world. They must be dealt with as units; for it is only by the elevation of individuals that the elevation of the masses can be effectively secured.
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Himself Man Mountain Raise Secure World
It is not ease, but effort-not facility, but difficulty, makes men. There is, perhaps, no station in life in which difficulties have not to be encountered and overcome before any decided measure of success can be achieved.
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Achievement Decision Difficult Effort Station
The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill; and to win it without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honor. If there were no difficulties there would be no success; if there were nothing to struggle for, there would be nothing to be achieved.
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Achievement Battle Difficult Honor Life Respect Struggle Success
There are many counterfeits of character, but the genuine article is difficult to be mistaken.
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Article Character Difficult Mistake
The apprenticeship of difficulty is one which the greatest of men have had to serve.
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Difficult Greatness Man Service
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
He who labours not, cannot enjoy the reward of labour.
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Enjoyment Labour Reward
Luck whines; labor whistles.
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Labor Luck Whistle
Life is of little value unless it be consecrated by duty.
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Life Responsibility Value
Politeness goes far, yet costs nothing.
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Cost Polite
Childhood is like a mirror, which reflects in after life the images first presented to it.
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Children Image Life Mirror Present
Help from without is often enfeebling in its effects, but help from within invariably invigorates.
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External Help
Necessity, oftener than facility, has been the mother of invention; and the most prolific school of all has been the school of difficulty.
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Great men stamp their mind upon their age and nation.
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The truest politeness comes of sincerity.
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One Liner Polite Sincere True
The brave man is an inspiration to the weak, and compels them, as it were, to follow him.
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Brave Follow Himself Man Weakness

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