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The great high-road of human welfare lies along the old highway of steadfast welldoing; and they who are the most persistent, and work in the truest spirit, will invariably be the most successful.

Samuel Smiles

Progress, of the best kind, is comparatively slow.
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Best Kind Progress Slow
Those who aren’t making mistakes probably aren’t making anything.
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Failure Inspirational Mistake
Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.
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Burden Hope Journey Ourselves Shadow Sun
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
The greatest slave is not he who is ruled by a despot, great though that evil be, but he who is in the thrall of his own moral ignorance, selfishness, and vice.
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Greatness Ignorance Moral Rule Selfish Slave Vice
Luck whines; labor whistles.
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Labor Luck Whistle
He who labours not, cannot enjoy the reward of labour.
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Enjoyment Labour Reward
The truest politeness comes of sincerity.
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One Liner Polite Sincere True
The great and good do no die even in this world. Embalmed in books, their spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect to which one still listens.
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Book Goodness Greatness Intellectual Live Oneself Voice
It is the close observation of little things which is the secret of success in business, in art, in science, and in every pursuit of life.
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Business Life Observation Pursuit Secret Success
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
The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at once.
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Focus Short Way
Life will always be to a large extent what we ourselves make it.
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Inspirational Life Ourselves
Men often discover their affinity to each other by the mutual love they have for a book.
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Book Discover Each Other Love Man
Those who have most to do, and are willing to work, will find the most time.
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Time Willing Work
Like men, nations are purified and strengthened by trials.
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Man Nation Purity Strength

The great high-road of human welfare lies along the old highway of steadfast welldoing; and they who are the most persistent, and work in the truest spirit, will invariably be the most successful.

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