It is energy - the central element of which is will - that produces the miracle that is enthusiasm in all ages. Everywhere it is what is called force of character and the sustaining power of all great action.

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Hope... is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes...

Hope... is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes...

Men must necessarily be the active agents of their own well-being and well-doing they themselves...

Men must necessarily be the active agents of their own well-being and well-doing they themselves...

Lost wealth may be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by temperance...

Lost wealth may be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by temperance...

I'm as happy a man as any in the world, for the whole world seems...

I'm as happy a man as any in the world, for the whole world seems...

Progress, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once;...

Progress, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once;...

It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed...

It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed...

The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but the nature of learning; whereas...

The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but the nature of learning; whereas...

Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly...

Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly...

It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed...

It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed...

He who never made a mistake, never made a discovery.

He who never made a mistake, never made a discovery.

It will generally be found that men who are constantly lamenting their ill luck are...

It will generally be found that men who are constantly lamenting their ill luck are...

The very greatest things - great thoughts, discoveries, inventions - have usually been nurtured in...

The very greatest things - great thoughts, discoveries, inventions - have usually been nurtured in...

Progress, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once;...

Progress, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once;...

The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.

The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.

All experiences of life seems to prove that the impediments thrown in the way of...

All experiences of life seems to prove that the impediments thrown in the way of...

A place for everything, and everything in its place.

A place for everything, and everything in its place.

Labor is still, and ever will be, the inevitable price set upon everything which is...

Labor is still, and ever will be, the inevitable price set upon everything which is...

Enthusiasm... the sustaining power of all great action.

Enthusiasm... the sustaining power of all great action.

Men who are resolved to find a way for themselves will always find opportunities enough;...

Men who are resolved to find a way for themselves will always find opportunities enough;...

The apprenticeship of difficulty is one which the greatest of men have had to serve.

The apprenticeship of difficulty is one which the greatest of men have had to serve.