Woman is the heart of humanity, its grace, ornament, and solace.
SAMUEL SMILESSuccess treads on the heels of every right effort; and though it is possible to overestimate success to the extent of almost deifying it, as is sometimes done, still in any worthy pursuit it is meritorious.
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Cheerfulness is also an excellent wearing quality. It has been called the bright weather of the heart.
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The best school of discipline is home. Family life is God’s own method of training the young, and homes are very much as women make them.
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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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Good character is property. It is the noblest of all possessions.
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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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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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Marriage like government is a series of compromises. One must give and take, repair and restrain, endure and be patient.
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Labour may be a burden and a chastisement, but it is also an honour and a glory. Without it, nothing can be accomplished.
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Progress, of the best kind, is comparatively slow.
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Men often discover their affinity to each other by the mutual love they have for a book.
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Self-respect is the noblest garment with which a man can clothe himself, the most elevating feeling with which the mind can be inspired.
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Life will always be to a large extent what we ourselves make it.
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Men must necessarily be the active agents of their own well-being and well-doing they themselves must in the very nature of things be their own best helpers.
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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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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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