Good luck is the willing handmaid of a upright and energetic character, and conscientious observance of duty.

Quote by James Russell Lowell

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Certainly it is no shame to a man that he should be as nice about...

Certainly it is no shame to a man that he should be as nice about...

Toward no crimes have men shown themselves so cold- bloodedly cruel as in punishing differences...

Toward no crimes have men shown themselves so cold- bloodedly cruel as in punishing differences...

As life runs on, the road grows strange with faces new - and near the...

As life runs on, the road grows strange with faces new - and near the...

There are two kinds of weakness, that which breaks and that which bends.

There are two kinds of weakness, that which breaks and that which bends.

Greatly begin. Though thou have time, but for a line, be that sublime. Not failure,...

Greatly begin. Though thou have time, but for a line, be that sublime. Not failure,...

Fate loves the fearless.

Fate loves the fearless.

Such power there is in clear-eyed self-restraint.

Such power there is in clear-eyed self-restraint.

Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how.

Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how.

No man can produce great things who is not thoroughly sincere in dealing with himself

No man can produce great things who is not thoroughly sincere in dealing with himself

Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.

Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.

A weed is no more than a flower in disguise, Which is seen through at...

A weed is no more than a flower in disguise, Which is seen through at...

Incredulity robs us of many pleasures, and gives us nothing in return.

Incredulity robs us of many pleasures, and gives us nothing in return.

If I were asked what book is better than a cheap book, I should answer...

If I were asked what book is better than a cheap book, I should answer...

Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave

Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave

Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his...

Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his...

Reputation is only a candle, of wavering and uncertain flame, and easily blown out, but...

Reputation is only a candle, of wavering and uncertain flame, and easily blown out, but...

Truth forever on the scaffold, wrong forever on the throne.

Truth forever on the scaffold, wrong forever on the throne.

He who is firmly seated in authority soon learns to think security, and not progress,...

He who is firmly seated in authority soon learns to think security, and not progress,...

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results...

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results...

The man whose authority is recent is always stern.

The man whose authority is recent is always stern.

To reap a return in ten years, plant trees. To reap a return in 100,...

To reap a return in ten years, plant trees. To reap a return in 100,...

Riches do not exhilarate us so much with their possession as they torment us with...

Riches do not exhilarate us so much with their possession as they torment us with...