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Marriage like government is a series of compromises. One must give and take, repair and restrain, endure and be patient.

Samuel Smiles

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
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
For want of self-restraint many men are engaged all their lives in fighting with difficulties of their own making.
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Difficult Engagement Fight Men Ourselves
The apprenticeship of difficulty is one which the greatest of men have had to serve.
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Difficult Greatness Man Service
Character is itself a fortune.
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Character Fortune One Liner
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
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
Energy enables a man to force his way through irksome drudgery and dry details and caries him onward and upward to every station in life.
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Detail Energy Force Life Man Station
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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Active Best Help Man Nature Necessary
Persons with comparatively moderate powers will accomplish much, if they apply themselves wholly and indefatigably to one thing at a time.
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Accomplishment Oneself Person Power Time
Any number of depraved units cannot form a great nation.
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Greatness Nation
Purposes, like eggs, unless they be hatched into action, will run into rottenness.
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Action Egg Purpose Run
He who labours not, cannot enjoy the reward of labour.
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Enjoyment Labour Reward
Cheerfulness is also an excellent wearing quality. It has been called the bright weather of the heart.
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Bright Cheer Excellence Heart Quality
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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Difficult Invention Mom Necessary School
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. But all play and no work makes him something worse.
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Play Work Worst

Marriage like government is a series of compromises. One must give and take, repair and restrain, endure and be patient.

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