Luck lies in bed, and wishes the postman would bring him news of a legacy; labor turns out at six, and with busy pen or ringing hammer lays the foundation of a competence.
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The Romans rightly employed the same word (virtus) to designate courage, which is, in a physical sense, what the other is in a moral; the highest virtue of all being victory over ourselves.
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Luck lies in bed, and wishes the postman would bring him news of a legacy; labor turns out at six, and with busy pen or ringing hammer lays the foundation of a competence.
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The apprenticeship of difficulty is one which the greatest of men have had to serve.
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Great men stamp their mind upon their age and nation.
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Conscience is that peculiar faculty of the soul which may be called the religious instinct.
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The tiniest bits of opinion sown in the minds of children in private life afterwards issue forth to the world, and become its public opinion; for nations are gathered out of nurseries.
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The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.
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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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Woman, above all other educators, educates humanly. Man is the brain, but woman is the heart, of humanity.
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Progress however, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once; and we must be satisfied to advance in life as we walk, step by step.
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The reason why so little is done, is generally because so little is attempted.
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Like men, nations are purified and strengthened by trials.
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The great lesson of biography is to show what man can be and do at his best. A noble life put fairly on record acts like an inspiration to others.
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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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Hope… is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles.
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The duty of helping one’s self in the highest sense involves the helping of one’s neighbors.
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Self-control is only courage under another form.
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