Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance and self-control, diligence and strength of will, cheerfulness and content, and a hundred virtues which the idle will never know.

Quote by Charles Kingsley

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Pain is no evil, unless it conquers us.

Pain is no evil, unless it conquers us.

Feelings are like chemicals, the more you analyze them the worse they smell.

Feelings are like chemicals, the more you analyze them the worse they smell.

Beauty is God's handwriting.

Beauty is God's handwriting.

There's no use doing a kindness if you do it a day too late.

There's no use doing a kindness if you do it a day too late.

We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all...

We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all...

The world goes up and the world goes down, the sunshine follows the rain; and...

The world goes up and the world goes down, the sunshine follows the rain; and...

Every Winter, When the great sun has turned his face away, The earth goes down...

Every Winter, When the great sun has turned his face away, The earth goes down...

Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day.

Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day.

Some say that the age of chivalry is past, that the spirit of romance is...

Some say that the age of chivalry is past, that the spirit of romance is...

Have thy tools ready. God will find thee work.

Have thy tools ready. God will find thee work.

Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever; Do noble things, not dream...

Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever; Do noble things, not dream...

We have used the Bible as if it were a mere special constable's handbook, an...

We have used the Bible as if it were a mere special constable's handbook, an...

Except a living man, there is nothing more wonderful than a book.

Except a living man, there is nothing more wonderful than a book.

Happiness is what happens to us when we try to make someone else happy.

Happiness is what happens to us when we try to make someone else happy.

He was one of those men who possess almost every gift, except the gift of...

He was one of those men who possess almost every gift, except the gift of...

All we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.

All we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.

A man may learn from his Bible to be a more thorough gentleman than if...

A man may learn from his Bible to be a more thorough gentleman than if...

There are two freedoms - the false, where a man is free to do what...

There are two freedoms - the false, where a man is free to do what...

Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever.

Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever.

Do noble things, not dream them all day long.

Do noble things, not dream them all day long.