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His capacity for work was prodigious, and when his own work happened to take less than his full time he characteristically found activity in serving a scientist or exercising an animal.

The oath taken in the presence of the people becomes a mutual covenant.

Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;

Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.

Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,

Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed.

He who follows after righteousness and kindness finds life, righteousness, and honor.

A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.

He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you.

Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established.

No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.

If we would be great, and good, and useful, we must pay the price. And remember that when we get down to the fundamental principles of truth, nature draws no colour line.

Our ability to make the world better depends entirely upon our ability to use every opportunity to make ourselves better.

Cast down your bucket where you are.

Nothing ever comes to me, that is worth having, except as the result of hard work.

The whole of arithmetic now appeared within the grasp of mechanism. A vague glimpse even of an Analytical Engine at length opened out, and I pursued with enthusiasm the shadowy vision.

Be determined to get up, to reach the highest goal you have in view, and you will.

So get out there. Give it everything you’ve got—whether it’s your time, your talent, your prayers, or your treasure.

At the center of this movement is a crucial conviction: that a nation exists to serve its citizens.

The spirit of the frontier is written into our hearts.