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Self-respect, originating in self-love, instigates the first step of improvement.
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There is a dignity in the very effort to save with a worthy purpose, even though the attempt should not be crowned with eventual success.
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Thrift does not require superior courage, nor superior intellect, nor any superhuman virtue.
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Every man's first duty is, to improve, to educate, and elevate himself--helping forward his brethren at the same time by all reasonable methods.
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Industry enables men to earn their living; it should also enable them to learn to live.