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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.

Samuel Smiles

The government of a nation itself is usually found to be but the reflux of the individuals composing it. The government that is ahead of the people will be inevitably dragged down to their level, as the government that is behind them will in the long run be dragged up.
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Good sense, disciplined by experience and inspired by goodness, issues in practical wisdom.
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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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The possession of a library, or the free use of it, no more constitutes learning, than the possession of wealth constitutes generosity.
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Man cannot aspire if he looked down; if he rise, he must look up.
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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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Character is itself a fortune.
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Progress, of the best kind, is comparatively slow.
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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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We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.
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To set a lofty example is the richest bequest a man can leave behind.
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There are many counterfeits of character, but the genuine article is difficult to be mistaken.
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Enthusiasm, the sustaining power of all great action.
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Politeness goes far, yet costs nothing.
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Woman is the heart of humanity, its grace, ornament, and solace.
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Even happiness itself may become habitual. There is a habit of looking at the bright side of things, and also of looking at the dark side.
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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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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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