“ Wisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry. ”
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“ The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but the nature of learning; whereas the experience gained from actual life is one of the nature of wisdom. ”
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“ Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles. ”
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“ Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us. ”
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“ Lost wealth may be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by temperance or medicine, but lost time is gone forever. ”
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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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“ The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill; and to win it without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honor. If there were no difficulties there would be no success; if there were nothing to struggle for, there would be nothing to be achieved. ”
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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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“ Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles. ”
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“ Lost wealth may be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by temperance or medicine, but lost time is gone forever. ”
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“ Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles. ”
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“ The apprenticeship of difficulty is one which the greatest of men have had to serve. ”
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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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“ A great deal of what passes by the name of patriotism in these days consists of the merest bigotry and narrow-mindedness; exhibiting itself in national prejudice, national conceit, and national hatred. It does not show itself in deeds, but in boastings — in howlings, gesticulations, and shrieking helplessly for help — in flying flags and singing songs — and in perpetual grinding at the hurdy-gurdy of long-dead grievances and long-remedied wrongs… ”
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“ It is possible that the scrupulously honest man may not grow rich so fast as the unscrupulous and dishonest one; but the success will be of a truer kind, earned without fraud or injustice. And even though a man should for a time be unsuccessful, still he must be honest: better lose all and save character… ”
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“ It is possible that the scrupulously honest man may not grow rich so fast as the unscrupulous and dishonest one; but the success will be of a truer kind, earned without fraud or injustice. And even though a man should for a time be unsuccessful, still he must be honest: better lose all and save character… ”
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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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“ 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 duty of helping one's self in the highest sense involves the helping of one's neighbors. ”
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“ The knowledge and experience which produce wisdom can only become a man's individual possession and property by his own free action; and it is as futile to expect these without laborious, painstaking effort, as it is to hope to gather a harvest where the seed has not been sown. ”
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“ It is possible that the scrupulously honest man may not grow rich so fast as the unscrupulous and dishonest one; but the success will be of a truer kind, earned without fraud or injustice. And even though a man should for a time be unsuccessful, still he must be honest: better lose all and save character… ”
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“ Knowledge conquered by labor becomes a possession — a property entirely our own. ”
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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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“ Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles. ”
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“ It will generally be found that men who are constantly lamenting their ill luck are only reaping the consequences of their own neglect, mismanagement, and improvidence, or want of application. ”
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“ It will generally be found that men who are constantly lamenting their ill luck are only reaping the consequences of their own neglect, mismanagement, and improvidence, or want of application. ”
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“ The reason why so little is done, is generally because so little is attempted. ”
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